Parafomoria cistivora

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Parafomoria cistivora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Parafomoria
Species:
P. cistivora
Binomial name
Parafomoria cistivora
(Peyerimhoff, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula cistivoraPeyerimhoff, 1871
  • Stigmella cistivora

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.


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