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Phyllonorycter ulicicolella

Synonyms: Lithocolletis ulicicolella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter ulicicolella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy and Greece. The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on Ulex species. They mine the spines, shoots or bark of their host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Phyllonorycter ulicicolella

Infraspecies

Phyllonorycter ulicicolella argelasiella
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella ulicicolella

Prey / Diet

Ulex europaeus (common gorse)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Dasineura gallica1
Dasineura ulicis1

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0