Perittia herrichiella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to the Baltic region and Romania.[2] It has also been recorded from Russia[3] and North America, including New York, Ontario,[4] Indiana and Michigan. The expected range of the species is south-eastern Canada and the north-central and north-eastern parts of the United States.[5]
| Perittia herrichiella | |
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| Larva of Perittia herrichiella mining the leaf of Lonicera xylosteum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Perittia |
| Species: | P. herrichiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Perittia herrichiella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)[1]
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.[6]
The larvae feed on Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera xylosteum and Symphoricarpos albus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a short corridor. Which is followed (and often overrun) by a large flat blotch that expands towards the leaf margin. The frass is deposited in scattered blackish lumps.[7] Larvae can be found from June to mid August or October depending on the location.
References edit
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Kaila, L., Nupponen, K., Junnilainen, J., Nupponen, T., Kaitila, J.-P. & Olschwang, V. 2003: Contribution to the fauna of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southern Ural Mountains. - Entomol. Fennica 14: 65–90.
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ microleps.org
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ bladmineerders.nl
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