Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
| Phyllonorycter ulicicolella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. ulicicolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter ulicicolella (Stainton, 1851)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter ulicicolella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.
The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Ulex species. They mine the spines, shoots or bark of their host plant.[3]
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