Phyllonorycter purgantella
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Species: | P. purgantella
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Phyllonorycter purgantella (Chretien, 1915)[1]
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Phyllonorycter purgantella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from southern France and Spain.
The larvae feed on Cytisus purgans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface tentiform mine.[2]
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