Phyllonorycter retamella

Phyllonorycter retamella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sicily and Tunisia.

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

Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June. There are two or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on Retama raetam.[2] They mine the stem of their host plant.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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