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Phyllonorycter ulicicolella

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Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Gracillariidae. It is known from Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are shining golden ochreous; a white median streak from base to near middle; four short costal and three dorsal shining white wedge-shaped spots, first dorsal long, second broad; a black apical strigula; a black line in cilia. Hindwings are grey.[2]

Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Ulex species. They mine the spines, shoots or bark of their host plant.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae)
  4. ^ Hants Moths