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Phyllonorycter scopariella

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Phyllonorycter scopariella
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P. scopariella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter scopariella
(Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis scopariella Zeller, 1846

Phyllonorycter scopariella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from the Ireland to central Russia and from Denmark to France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine. It is also known from Portugal.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to July.[2]

The larvae feed on Cytisus grandiflorus, Cytisus multiflorus, Cytisus scoparius, Cytisus striatus and Sarothamnus species. They mine under the bark of their host plant.[3]

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