| Oecocecis | |
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| Genus: | Oecocecis
Guenée, 1870
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| Species: | O. guyonella
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| Oecocecis guyonella
Guenée, 1870
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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]
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| Oecocecis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Oecocecis
Guenée, 1870
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| 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]
Gallery
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Larva
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Pupa
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Biology
References