Phyllonorycter spartocytisi
Phyllonorycter spartocytisi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain and the Canary Islands.
| Phyllonorycter spartocytisi | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. spartocytisi |
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| Phyllonorycter spartocytisi (M. Hering, 1927)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Retama monosperma, Retama recutita and Cytisus filipes. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a small, upper-surface, tentiform mine. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]
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