Phyllonorycter cytisifoliae (Hering, 1927)

Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae

mine

Small, upper-surface, little folded tentifom mine, that does hardly contract the leaflet. Pupation internal.

hostplants

Fabaceae, monophagous

Cytisus proliferus.

phenology

Larvae in March (Hering, 1957a).

distribution within Europe

Canary Islands.

synonyms

Lithocolletis cytisifoliae.

references

Deschka (1969b), Hering (1927a, 1957a), Klimesch (1979a).

24/05/2010