Biology:Phyllonorycter purgantella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter purgantella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. purgantella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter purgantella
(Chretien, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis purgantella Chretien, 1915

Phyllonorycter purgantella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern France and Spain .

The larvae feed on Cytisus purgans. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189218 entry