Phyllonorycter parvifoliella
Phyllonorycter parvifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from France and Portugal.
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The larvae feed on Adenocarpus complicatus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create an upper-surface tentiform mine that causes the leaf to contract strongly upwards. Mined leaves are completely eaten out and become whitish. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]
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