Cedestis subfasciella

Cedestis subfasciella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in almost all of Europe, except part of the Balkan Peninsula.[2]

Cedestis subfasciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Cedestis
Species:
C. subfasciella
Binomial name
Cedestis subfasciella
(Stephens, 1834)[1]
Synonyms
  • Telea subfasciella Stephens, 1834[1]
  • Argyresthia farinatella Zeller, 1839[1]
  • Cedestis farinatella[1]
  • Dyscedestis farinatella

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are brown slightly reddish-tinged, towards base and apex whitish-sprinkled; a somewhat curved white fascia before middle, preceded by a darker fascia ; indistinct whitish tornal and opposite costal spots; 5 and 10 absent. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale brown, greener dorsally ; head and plate of 2 black[3]

Adults are on wing from March[1] or April[4] to September[1] or October.[4]

The larvae feed on Abies alba,[1] Pinus mugo,[1] Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris.[1] They mine the needles of their host plant. The mine starts at the tip and descends, full depth, towards the base of the needle. The mine is completely filled with granular frass. Pupation takes place outside of the mine[5] in a cocoon on the ground.[6] Larvae can be found from December to March or April.

References
  1. Gershenson, Zlata S.; Ulenberg, Sandrine A. (1998). The Yponomeutinae (Lepidoptera) of the world exclusive of the Americas. University of Amsterdam. p. 62. ISBN 0444858199.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  5. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  6. Lepidoptera of Belgium


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