Phyllonorycter purgantella

Phyllonorycter purgantella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern France and Spain.

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

The larvae feed on Cytisus purgans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface tentiform mine.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. bladmineerders.nl


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