Phyllonorycter helianthemella
| Phyllonorycter helianthemella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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.
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