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Citrus miner

Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The citrus miner (Phyllocnistis citrella) is a species in the family Gracillariidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the citrus miner

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the citrus miner live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the citrus miner as introduced in 18 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Peruinvasive
  2. Turkmenistaninvasive
  3. Barbados
  4. Belgium
  5. Colombia
  6. Costa Rica
  7. Croatia
  8. Cyprus
  9. Dominica
  10. Dominican Republic
  11. Ecuador
  12. France
  13. Iraq
  14. Russia
  15. Seychelles
  16. Türkiye
  17. United States
  18. Venezuela

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the citrus miner endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the citrus miner classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGracillariidae
  6. genusPhyllocnistis
  7. SpeciesPhyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856

Synonyms Phyllocnistis citricola, Phyllocnistis minutella

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Citrus leafminerEnglish
  • حفارا أوراق الحمضياتArabic
  • Zitrus-MiniermotteGerman
  • Φυλλοκνίστης των εσπεριδοειδώνGreek
  • Polilla minadoraSpanish
  • kígyóaknás citromlevélmolyHungarian
  • ミカンコハモグリJapanese
  • 귤굴나방Korean
  • CitrusmineermotDutch
  • Minadora-das-folhasPortuguese
  • citrusminerarmalSwedish
  • Turunçgil Yaprak Galeri GüvesiTurkish
  • 柑橘潛蛾Chinese
  • Zitrus-BlattminiererGerman
  • Minador de los cítricosSpanish
  • Larva-minadora-dos-citrosPortuguese
  • Minador-das-folhas-dos-citrosPortuguese
  • 柑橘潛葉蛾 (柑橘潛蛾)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the citrus miner

Other species in the same genus Phyllocnistis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the citrus miner an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the citrus miner as invasive in 2 countries: Peru and Turkmenistan. It lists it as introduced in 18 in all.

What kind of animal is the citrus miner?

The citrus miner (Phyllocnistis citrella) belongs to the family Gracillariidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Citrus miner (Phyllocnistis citrella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/citrus-miner

MLA

“Citrus miner (Phyllocnistis citrella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/citrus-miner.

BibTeX
@misc{citrus_miner_2026,
  title = {Citrus miner (Phyllocnistis citrella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/citrus-miner},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}