Oecocecis
| Oecocecis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Oecocecis Guenée, 1870 |
| Species: | O. guyonella |
| Binomial name | |
| Oecocecis guyonella Guenée, 1870 | |
Oecocecis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Oecocecis guyonella, which is found in southern Europe (France, Sicily and Cyprus), North Africa and Syria.[1]
The larvae feed on Limoniastrum guyonianum and Limoniastrum monopetalum. They create a brownish-red hard, spherical gall on the tender branch or peduncle of their host plant.[2] Pupation takes place within the gall.[3]
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