Phyllonorycter juncei

Phyllonorycter juncei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Phyllonorycter juncei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. juncei
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter juncei (Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
Lithocolletis juncei Walsingham, 1908 Phyllonorycter madeirae Deschka, 1976

The larvae feed on Genista tenera, Teline maderensis, Teline stenopetala and Spartium junceum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[2]

Subspecies

• • Phyllonorycter juncei juncei (Canary Islands)
  • Phyllonorycter juncei madeirae Deschka, 1976 (Madeira)