Phyllonorycter cytisella
Phyllonorycter cytisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][2] It is endemic to the Canary Islands and is known from Gran Canaria, La Palma, and Tenerife.[2]
| Phyllonorycter cytisella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. cytisella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896) | |
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Ecology
The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus palmensis[2] and Chamaecytisus proliferus.[2][3] They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine, with deep folds. The mine strongly contracts the leaflet. Pupation takes place inside the mine.[3]
References
- "Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- De Prins, Jurate; De Prins, Willy; De Coninck, Eliane; Kawahara, Akito Y.; Milton, Megan A. & Hebert, Paul D.N. (2013). "Taxonomic history and invasion biology of two Phyllonorycter leaf miners (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with links to taxonomic and molecular datasets". Zootaxa. 3709 (4): 341–362. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.3.
- Ellis, Willem N. "Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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