Oecocecis

Oecocecis is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Oecocecis guyonella, which is found in southern Europe (France, Sicily and Cyprus), North Africa and Syria.[1]

Oecocecis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Oecocecis

Guenée, 1870
Species:
O. guyonella
Binomial name
Oecocecis guyonella
Guenée, 1870

The larvae feed on Limoniastrum guyonianum and Limoniastrum monopetalum. They create a brownish-red hard, spherical gall on the tender branch or peduncle of their host plant.[2] Pupation takes place within the gall.[3]

  • Larva
  • Pupa
  • Biology
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References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Ecology of Plant Galls
  3. bladmineerders.nl


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