Mirificarma mulinella

Mirificarma mulinella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Mirificarma
Species:	M. mulinella
Binomial name
	Mirificarma mulinella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia mulinella Zeller, 1839; Gelechia caminariella Fuchs, 1902; Gelechia carminariella; Gelechia nigraesilvae Amsel, 1950;

Mirificarma mulinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Finland, the Baltic region and part of the Balkan Peninsula. It has also been recorded from North Africa.

The wingspan is 6–7.5 mm for males and 5.5–7.5 mm for females.^[2] Adults are on wing from July to November in Europe, but have also been recorded in February in North Africa.

The larvae feed on Ulex europaeus, Cytisus scoparius, Cytisus nigricans, Genista germanica, Lupinus arboreus and Calicotome spinosa.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

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