Oecocecis

Oecocecis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Apatetrini
Genus:
Guenée, 1870
Species:
O. guyonella
Binomial name
Oecocecis guyonella
Guenée, 1870

Oecocecis is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Oecocecis guyonella, which is found in southern Europe (France, Sicily and Cyprus), North Africa and Syria.[1]

The larvae feed on Limoniastrum guyonianum and Limoniastrum monopetalum. They create a brownish-red hard, spherical gall on the tender branch or peduncle of their host plant.[2] Pupation takes place within the gall.[3]

  • Larva
    Larva
  • Pupa
    Pupa
  • Biology
    Biology

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Ecology of Plant Galls
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl


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