Phyllonorycter nigrescentella (Logan, 1851)
(Vetch Midget)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllonorycter nigrescentella (Vetch Midget)
GenusPhyllonorycter (midget micro-moths)
SubfamilyLITHOCOLLETINAE (midget micro-moths)
FamilyGRACILLARIIDAE (midget, slender and some bent-wing micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllonorycter nigrescentella (Vetch Midget) :
1: Phyllonorycter nigrescentella (Vetch Midget) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
30 May 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
leaf-mine on leaflet of Rough Clover
Image 1: Mined leaf - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Mined leaf - magnified - white background

Phyllonorycter nigrescentella (Vetch Midget) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllonorycter nigrescentella (Vetch Midget)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllonorycter nigrescentella (Vetch Midget)
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