Phyllonorycter foliolosi Walsingham, 1908

on Adenocarpus, Genista

mine

Strongly contracted, lower-surface tentiform mine. The leaflet is folded lengthwise, complete eaten out, and turns whitish-transparent. Pupation internal.

hostplants

Fabaceae, narrowly oligophagous

Adenocarpus complicatus subsp. aureus, foliolosus; Genista canariensis.

phenology

Larvae in February – March and May – June (Hering, 1957a).

distribution within Europe

Canary Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

references

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