Gracillaria syringella

Gracillaria syringella (lilac leafminer or privet leafminer) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Leaf mine
Leaf mine
Larva

Gracillaria syringella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gracillaria
Species:
G. syringella
Binomial name
Gracillaria syringella
(Fabricius, 1794) [1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia syringella

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are light yellowbrownish, towards base with whitish and dark fuscous strigulae ; an oblique interrupted fascia about 1/4, a somewhat angulated median fascia (sometimes followed by a small costal spot), a tornal spot, a spot on costa beyond, and costal and terminal dots near apex white, black-margined ; a blackish discal suffusion beyond middle. Hindwings are rather dark grey.The larva is whitish, sometimes greenish-tinged ; dorsal line darker green ; head brownish-tinged.[2]

The moth flies in May and again in July depending on the location.[1]

The caterpillars feed on ash (Fraxinus), privet (Ligustrum) and lilac (Syringa)[1]

References
  1. "Gracillaria syringella". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. 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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.