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| Parafomoria cistivora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Parafomoria |
| Species: | P. cistivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Parafomoria cistivora (Peyerimhoff, 1871) | |
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Parafomoria cistivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the western Mediterranean region.
The length of the forewings is 2.3-2.6 mm for males and 2.1-2.6 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of August to the end of October. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Cistus ladanifer , Cistus laurifolius , Cistus monspeliensis , Cistus populifolius and Cistus salviifolius . They mine the leaves of their host plant.
