Phyllonorycter ulicicolella (Stainton, 1851)
gorse midget
on Ulex
parasite
Oviposition near the tip of a shoot. From here the larva makes a short gallery in the green bark.
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Ulex europaeus, 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), Kuchlein & Langohr (1998a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2006a, 2009b, 2014a), Laštůvka, Laštůvka & Lopez-Vaamonde (2013a), Nel & Varenne (2014a), Robbins (1991a).