Phyllonorycter parvifoliella

Phyllonorycter parvifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from France and Portugal.

Phyllonorycter parvifoliella
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P. parvifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter parvifoliella
(Ragonot, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis parvifoliella Ragonot, 1875

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus complicatus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create an upper-surface tentiform mine that causes the leaf to contract strongly upwards. Mined leaves are completely eaten out and become whitish. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]

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