Phyllonorycter cytisella

Phyllonorycter cytisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.^[1][2] It is endemic to the Canary Islands and is known from Gran Canaria, La Palma, and Tenerife.^[2]

Phyllonorycter cytisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. cytisella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cytisella (Rebel, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
Lithocolletis cytisella Rebel, 1896

Ecology

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus palmensis^[2] and Chamaecytisus proliferus.^[2][3] They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place inside the mine.^[3]