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Scientific name Phyllonorycter phyllocytisi |
Phyllonorycter phyllocytisi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from France, Spain and Italy.
The larvae feed on Cytisus sessilifolius. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface, brownish, tentiform mine that first causes the leaf to fold lengthwise, but in the end contracts the leaf to a shapeless knot. Pupation takes place within the mine.
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