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Phyllonorycter echinosparti

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Phyllonorycter echinosparti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. echinosparti
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter echinosparti
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2006[1]
Synonyms
  • Phyllonorycter scorpius A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2006[2]

Phyllonorycter echinosparti is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Portugal and western and central Spain.

The larvae feed on Echinospartum lusitanicum, Genista cinerascens, Genista florida, Genista hystrix, Genista polyanthos, Genista scorpius and Stauracanthus genistoides. They mine the thorns of their host plant.

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