Perittia obscurepunctella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Perittia |
Species: | P. obscurepunctella
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Binomial name | |
Perittia obscurepunctella | |
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Perittia obscurepunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
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]
Adults are on wing from April to June. [3] [4]
The larvae 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.
It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Slovakia and from Ireland to the Baltic region and Poland.