Phyllonorycter ulicicolella (Stainton, 1851)
gorse midget
on Ulex
Ulex europaeus, England, Norfolk, Hockwold, 4.iv.2023 © Rob Edmunds
opnened mine
larva
parasite
Oviposition near the tip of a shoot. From here the larva makes a short gallery in the green bark of rather thin branches.
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Ulex europaeus, gallii, parviflorus.
phenology
Larvae from September till May; pupation in the mine.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux.
distribution within Europe
references
Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson (1985a), Henwood (2022a), Kuchlein & Langohr (1998a), Langdon (2023a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2006a, 2009b, 2014a), Laštůvka, Laštůvka & Lopez-Vaamonde (2013a), Nel & Varenne (2014a), Robbins (1991a).