Phyllonorycter cytisella
Phyllonorycter cytisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands.
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| Species: | P. cytisella |
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The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus proliferus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine, with deep folds. The mine strongly contracts the leaflet. Pupation takes place inside the mine.[2]
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