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Species Perittia herrichiella - Hodges#1077.1

Elachistidae, Grass Miner Moth, dorsal - Perittia herrichiella

Leaf mine on Lonicera x bella - Perittia herrichiella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Elachistidae (Grass Miner Moths)

Subfamily Elachistinae

Genus Perittia

Species herrichiella (Perittia herrichiella - Hodges#1077.1)

Hodges Number

1077.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Perittia herrichiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Tinagma herrichiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (260)

Size

Forewing length 3.5-4.0 mm (1)

Identification

Genitalia:

Range

Widespread in Europe. Introduced in N. America

Food

Larvae are leaf miners of Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera xylosteum and Symphoricarpos albus.

Life Cycle

Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon under the bark of the host plant. (1)

See Also

Heliozela aesella

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Wikipedia

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the North American Perittia (=Onceroptila), with first nearctic records of the genus Mendesia (Elachistidae) Lauri Kaila. 1995. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 49(3): 208-222.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 26 December, 2008 - 6:24pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy, Blocky, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 29 August, 2023 - 11:16pm

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