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

Phyllonorycter juncei
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

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