Phyllonorycter juncei

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Phyllonorycter juncei
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P. juncei
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter juncei
(Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis juncei Walsingham, 1908
  • Phyllonorycter madeirae Deschka, 1976

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Phyllonorycter juncei is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The larvae feed on Genista tenera, Teline maderensis, Teline stenopetala and Spartium junceum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine. The mine has strong, transverse folds, that cause the tip of the leaflet to strongly curve downwards. The frass is concentrated in the distal corner of the mine. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]

Subspecies

    • Phyllonorycter juncei juncei (Canary Islands)
    • Phyllonorycter juncei madeirae Deschka, 1976 (Madeira)

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