Phyllonorycter vueltas is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Iberian Peninsula.
Phyllonorycter vueltas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. vueltas
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter vueltas A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2006[1]
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Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Genista florida and Genista cinerascens. They mine in the stem of their host plant.
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