Micrurapteryx kollariella

Micrurapteryx kollariella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the British Islands and Fennoscandia.

Micrurapteryx kollariella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Micrurapteryx
Species:
M. kollariella
Binomial name
Micrurapteryx kollariella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria kollariella Zeller, 1839

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus hirsutus, Cytisus scoparius, Cytisus sessilifolius, Genista germanica, Genista sericea, Genista tinctoria, Laburnum anagyroides, Lembotropis nigricans, Lupinus and Petteria ramentacea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2010-11-01.


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