Phyllonorycter helianthemella
Phyllonorycter helianthemella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][3] It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece[1] and also on the Canary Islands (La Palma and Tenerife).[3]
| Phyllonorycter helianthemella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. helianthemella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Ecology
The larvae feed on Cistus monspeliensis,[2][3] Cistus salvifolius, and Helianthemum canariense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as an epidermal lower-surface corridor that closely follows a thick vein. It continues into a tentifom mine with strong folds, that may occupy almost an entire leaf. The frass is deposited in a loose accumulation. Pupation occurs outside of the mine, in a cocoon in a leaf fold.[2]
References
- "Phyllonorycter helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Ellis, Willem N. "Triberta helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. 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.
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