Euspilapteryx auroguttella

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Euspilapteryx auroguttella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Euspilapteryx
Species:
E. auroguttella
Binomial name
Euspilapteryx auroguttella
Stephens, 1835 [1]
Synonyms

Euspilapteryx auroguttella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe.

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A sprig of Hypericum with leaves mined and rolled into cones
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Larva

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.Antennae with apex white. Forewings dark fuscous, purplish- tinged; a roundish spot below costa at 1/3, another on costa at 2/3, and two on dorsum near base and before tornus bright yellow. Hindwings are grey.The larva is whitish-green; dorsal line greener; head pale yellow-brown. [2] [3] [4]

Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations. [5]

The larvae feed on Hypericum adenotrichum , Hypericum elegans , Hypericum hircinum , Hypericum hirsutum , Hypericum humifusum , Hypericum maculatum , Hypericum montanum , Hypericum olympicum , Hypericum perforatum , Hypericum rhodoppeum and Hypericum tetrapterum . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ 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
  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. ↑ "Euspilapteryx auroguttella - UKMoths". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2019.


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