Caloptilia elongella

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Pale red slender
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. elongella
Binomial name
Caloptilia elongella
(Linnaeus, 1761) [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Phalaena elongellaLinnaeus, 1761
  • Caloptilia bruneorubella(Bruand, 1851)
  • Caloptilia brunneorubella(Bruand, 1858)
  • Caloptilia elongatus(Fabricius, 1798)
  • Caloptilia inconstans(Stainton, 1851)
  • Caloptilia inconstantella(Bruand, 1858)
  • Caloptilia numerosipunctella(Bruand, 1858)
  • Caloptilia ochreaDufrane, 1944
  • Caloptilia olongella(Riley, 1891)
  • Caloptilia punctella(Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Caloptilia signipennella(Hübner, 1796)
  • Caloptilia signipennis(Haworth, 1828)
  • Caloptilia stramineella(Stainton, 1851)
  • Caloptilia strigulella(Predota, 1917)
  • Caloptilia uniformataDufrane, 1944

Caloptilia elongella (commonly known as pale red slender) [2] is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe east to eastern Russia. It is also found in North America from British Columbia, south to California and east in the north to New Hampshire and New York.

A longitudinally rolled alder leaf Caloptilia elongella a longitudinally rolled alder leaf.JPG
A longitudinally rolled alder leaf
Larvae Caloptilia elongella larvae.JPG
Larvae

The wingspan is 14–16 millimetres (0.55–0.63 in). The forewings are deep reddish-ochreous, sometimes mixed or suffused with pale yellowish; margins sometimes with darker dots; often an indistinct pale yellowish triangular costal blotch before middle. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is whitish or pale greenish; dorsal line dark grey;head pale brownish or greenish. [3] It is very similar to Caloptilia betulicola and both species are quite variable. [4] Identification requires microscopic examination of the genitalia. [5]

There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in June and again during September, after which they hibernate and reappear in spring. [6]

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa , Alnus incana and Alnus minor . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Caloptilia elongella (Linnaeus, 1761)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Pale Red Slender". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  4. ↑ Heath, J. & Emmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland . Volume 2: Cossidae – Heliodinidae. Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.
  5. ↑ Kuznetsov V.I., 1990 Gracillariidae ; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
  6. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "15.004 BF282 Caloptilia elongella (Linnaeus, 1761)". UKmoths. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Caloptilia elongella (Linnaeus, 1761) pale red slender". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 August 2019.


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