Phyllonorycter echinosparti is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Portugal and western and central Spain.
| Phyllonorycter echinosparti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. echinosparti
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter echinosparti A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2006[1]
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The larvae feed on Echinospartum lusitanicum, Genista cinerascens, Genista florida, Genista hystrix, Genista polyanthos, Genista scorpius and Stauracanthus genistoides. They mine the thorns of their host plant.
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