Phyllonorycter bartolomella

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Phyllonorycter bartolomella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. bartolomella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter bartolomella
(Deschka, 1968)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lithocolletis bartolomella Deschka, 1968

Phyllonorycter bartolomella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][2] It is endemic to the Canary Islands and is known from Gran Canaria and Tenerife.[2]

Ecology[edit]

The larvae feed on Teline canariensis.[2][3] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Phyllonorycter bartolomella (Deschka, 1968)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Ellis, Willem N. "Phyllonorycter bartolomella (Deschka, 1968)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2021.