Perittia obscurepunctella

Perittia obscurepunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

Perittia obscurepunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species:
P. obscurepunctella
Binomial name
Perittia obscurepunctella
(Stainton, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphelosetia obscurepunctella Stainton, 1848
  • Aphelosetia olelella Wood, 1839

Description

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are light shining grey, somewhat darker-sprinkled ; plical stigma dark fuscous, elongate, followed by some whitish scales, second discal fuscous, indistinct. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish grey ;dorsal line darker ; head dark brown ; plate of 2 blackish.[2]

Biology

Adults are on wing from April to June.[3][4]

The larva feed on honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica), fly honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum) and sometimes common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a brownish, full depth, inflated blotch, usually at the leaf margin, often with a central brown spot. Two to three larvae may be found in a single mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[5] Larvae can be found from June to early August.

Distribution

It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Slovakia and from Ireland to the Baltic region and Poland.

References
  1. "Perittia obscurepunctella (Stainton, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  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
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Kimber, Ian. "38.001 BF590 Perittia obscurepunctella (Stainton, 1848)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Perittia obscurepunctella (Stainton, 1848) honeysuckle dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 9 February 2020.



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