Phyllonorycter estrela

Phyllonorycter estrela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. estrela
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter estrela
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2006[1]

Phyllonorycter estrela is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Spain and Portugal.

The larvae feed on Genista cinerea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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