Phyllonorycter retamella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sicily and Tunisia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. retamella
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| Phyllonorycter retamella | |
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Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June. There are two or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on Retama raetam.[2] They mine the stem of their host plant.
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