Phyllonorycter helianthemella
Appearance
Phyllonorycter helianthemella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. helianthemella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Phyllonorycter helianthemella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][3] It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece[1] and also on the Canary Islands (La Palma and Tenerife).[3]
Ecology
[edit]The larvae feed on Cistus monspeliensis,[2][3] Cistus salvifolius, and Helianthemum canariense. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Phyllonorycter helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Ellis, Willem N. "Triberta helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c 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.3709.4.3. PMID 26240915.