| Heliozela sericiella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Heliozela |
| Species: | H. sericiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliozela sericiella (Haworth, 1828) | |
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Heliozela sericiella is a moth of the Heliozelidae family found in Europe. The larvae mine the twigs of oaks, causing a gall. [1]
The wingspan is 6–8 mm. [1] [2] The head is dark bronzy. The forewings are bronzy-grey with a small indistinct whitish spot on dorsum towards base, and a larger distinct one beyond middle. The hind wings are grey. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Adults are on wing in May and June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus petraea , Quercus pubescens , Quercus robur and Quercus suber . Pupation takes place in the soil. The pupa overwinters. [8] Larvae can be found from June to July.
It is found in most of Europe, except Spain, Slovenia and most of the Balkan Peninsula. [9]
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