Phyllonorycter salicicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), east to Russia and Japan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. salicicolella
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| Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848)[1]
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The wingspan is 7–9 mm. It differs from L.viminetorum as follows: forewings more golden-ochreous, dorsal antemedian spot not reaching basal streak, hindwings rather lighter; the larva whitish-green; dorsal line green.[2]
There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in July and August.[3]
The larvae feed on eared willow (Salix aurita), goat willow (Salix caprea), common sallow (Salix cinerea) and dark-leaved willow (Salix myrsinifolia). They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a small, lower-surface, tentiform mine, often touching the leaf margin. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine. Pupation takes place in a flimsy, whitish or pale yellowish cocoon within the mine.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848)". UKmoths. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Ellis, W N. " Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848) long-streak midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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