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