Biology:Phyllonorycter juncei

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter juncei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. juncei
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter juncei
(Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis juncei Walsingham, 1908
  • Phyllonorycter madeirae Deschka, 1976

Phyllonorycter juncei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The larvae feed on Genista tenera, Teline maderensis, Teline stenopetala and Spartium junceum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine. The mine has strong, transverse folds, that cause the tip of the leaflet to strongly curve downwards. The frass is concentrated in the distal corner of the mine. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]

Subspecies

    • Phyllonorycter juncei juncei (Canary Islands)
    • Phyllonorycter juncei madeirae Deschka, 1976 (Madeira)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189075 entry