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Phyllonorycter cytisella

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Species of moth

Phyllonorycter cytisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. cytisella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cytisella
(Rebel, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis cytisella Rebel, 1896

Phyllonorycter cytisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands and is known from Gran Canaria, La Palma, and Tenerife.

Ecology

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus palmensis and Chamaecytisus proliferus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place inside the mine.

References

  1. ^ "Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ De Prins, Jurate; De Prins, Willy; De Coninck, Eliane; Kawahara, Akito Y.; Milton, Megan A. & Hebert, Paul D.N. (2013). "Taxonomic history and invasion biology of two Phyllonorycter leaf miners (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with links to taxonomic and molecular datasets". Zootaxa. 3709 (4): 341–362. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.3.
  3. ^ Ellis, Willem N. "Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter cytisella


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