Phyllonorycter ulicicolella

Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. ulicicolella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
(Stainton, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ulicicolella Stainton, 1851

Phyllonorycter ulicicolella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Ulex species. They mine the spines, shoots or bark of their host plant.[3]

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