Mirificarma cytisella explained

Mirificarma cytisella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and part of the Balkan Peninsula) to the Ural Mountains.^[1]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm for males and 6-7.5 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Cytisus nigricans, Genista, Calicotome spinosa, Ononis spinosa and possibly Laburnum anagyroides. They feed mostly from within two or three spun leaves.^{[2] [3]} Larvae can be found in June, September and October.

Subspecies

• Mirificarma cytisella cytisella
• Mirificarma cytisella leonella Amsel, 1959 (Portugal)

Notes and References

1. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
2. https://archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis48entolond Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)
3. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/mirificarma/cytisella/cytisella.htm bladmineerders.nl