Parafomoria cistivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the western Mediterranean region.

Parafomoria cistivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Parafomoria
Species:
P. cistivora
Binomial name
Parafomoria cistivora
(Peyerimhoff, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula cistivora Peyerimhoff, 1871
  • Stigmella cistivora

The length of the forewings is 2.3-2.6 mm for males and 2.1-2.6 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of August to the end of October. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cistus ladanifer, Cistus laurifolius, Cistus monspeliensis, Cistus populifolius and Cistus salviifolius. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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