Phyllonorycter helianthemella

Phyllonorycter helianthemella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. helianthemella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter helianthemella
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lithocolletis helianthemella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
  • Triberta helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)

Phyllonorycter helianthemella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][3] It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece[1] and also on the Canary Islands (La Palma and Tenerife).[3]

Ecology

The larvae feed on Cistus monspeliensis,[2][3] Cistus salvifolius, and Helianthemum canariense. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Phyllonorycter helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Ellis, Willem N. "Triberta helianthemella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1861)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c De Prins, Jurate; De Prins, Willy; De Coninck, Eliane; Kawahara, Akito Y.; Milton, Megan A. & Hebert, Paul D.N. (2013). "Taxonomic history and invasion biology of two Phyllonorycter leaf miners (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with links to taxonomic and molecular datasets". Zootaxa. 3709 (4): 341–362. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.3. PMID 26240915.


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