Phyllonorycter ulicicolella

Phyllonorycter ulicicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.

Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. ulicicolella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
(Stainton, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ulicicolella Stainton, 1851

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Ulex species. They mine the spines, shoots or bark of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae)
  3. Hants Moths


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