Phyllocnistis ramulicola
| Phyllocnistis ramulicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. ramulicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis ramulicola Langmaid & Corley, 2007[1] | |
Phyllocnistis ramulicola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from southern Great Britain and Portugal.
The larvae feed on Salix cinerea, Salix caprea, Salix aurita, Salix fragilis and Salix viminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long corridor made in the bark, running up or down and hardly widening. Finally, the corridor enters a petiole and a leaf where, close to the base and at the upperside, a white cocoon is spun in which pupation takes place.[2]