Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae
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Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. cytisifoliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae (Hering, 1927)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1] [2] It is endemic to the Canary Islands and is known from Gran Canaria, La Palma, and Tenerife.[2]
Ecology
[edit ]The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus palmensis [2] and Chamaecytisus proliferus .[2] [3] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d 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年4月3日 .
- ^ a b Ellis, Willem N. "Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae (Hering, 1927)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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