Phyllonorycter scopariella

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Phyllonorycter scopariella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. scopariella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter scopariella
(Zeller, 1846) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis scopariellaZeller, 1846

Phyllonorycter scopariella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Ireland to central Russia and from Denmark to France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine. It is also known from Portugal.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. It differs from Z.ulicicolella as follows: forewings duller, basal streak often connected with apex of first dorsal spot, cilia with only a faint line. [2]

Adults are on wing from late May to July. [3]

The larvae feed on Cytisus grandiflorus , Cytisus multiflorus , Cytisus scoparius , Cytisus striatus and Sarothamnus species. They mine under the bark of their host plant. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. ↑ UKmoths
  4. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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