Phyllonorycter retamella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sicily and Tunisia.
Phyllonorycter retamella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. retamella |
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Phyllonorycter retamella (Chretien, 1915)[1] | |
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Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June. There are two or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on Retama raetam.[2] They mine the stem of their host plant.
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