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London midget

Phyllonorycter platani (Staudinger, 1870)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The london midget (Phyllonorycter platani) is a species in the family Gracillariidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the london midget

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 london midget live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the london midget as introduced in 11 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Sloveniainvasive
  2. Austria
  3. Croatia
  4. Czechia
  5. Denmark
  6. France
  7. Luxembourg
  8. Poland
  9. Romania
  10. Sweden
  11. United Kingdom

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 london midget 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 london midget classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGracillariidae
  6. genusPhyllonorycter
  7. SpeciesPhyllonorycter platani (Staudinger, 1870)

Synonyms Lithocolletis platani, Phyllonorycter felinella, Phyllonorycter felinelle

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • klíněnka platanováCzech
  • PlatanmølDanish
  • PlatanenminiermotteGerman
  • Mineuse du PlataneFrench
  • platánlevél-sátorosmolyHungarian
  • PlataanvouwmotDutch
  • Szrotówek platanowcowiaczekPolish
  • Моль-пестрянка платановаяRussian
  • ploskáčik platanovýSlovak
  • platanguldmalSwedish
  • Platan-minérmølDanish
  • PlataanvouwmijnmotDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the london midget

Other species in the same genus Phyllonorycter.

Hawthorn midget

Phyllonorycter corylifoliella

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

Garden midget

Phyllonorycter messaniella

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the london midget an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the london midget as invasive in 1 country: Slovenia. It lists it as introduced in 11 in all.

What kind of animal is the london midget?

The london midget (Phyllonorycter platani) 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). London midget (Phyllonorycter platani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/london-midget

MLA

“London midget (Phyllonorycter platani).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/london-midget.

BibTeX
@misc{london_midget_2026,
  title = {London midget (Phyllonorycter platani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/london-midget},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}