Biology:Phyllonorycter spartocytisi

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter spartocytisi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. spartocytisi
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter spartocytisi
(M. Hering, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis spartocytisi M. Hering, 1927

Phyllonorycter spartocytisi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain and the Canary Islands.

The larvae feed on Retama monosperma, Retama recutita and Cytisus filipes. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189266 entry