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Phyllonorycter purgantella

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Phyllonorycter purgantella
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P. purgantella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter purgantella
(Chretien, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis purgantella Chretien, 1915

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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