Leucoptera sinuella

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Scotch bent-wing
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. sinuella
Binomial name
Leucoptera sinuella
(Reutti, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Cemiostoma sinuellaReutti, 1853
  • Paraleucoptera sinuella
  • Cemiostoma susinellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Leucoptera susinella

Leucoptera sinuella, also known as the scotch bent-wing, [1] is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands. [2] It is also found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and North Africa. It is also invasive to South America, mainly in Argentina and Chile, and has been present there since 2015. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The wingspan is about 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). [6]

Eggs

Eggs are deposited on the upperside of the leaf, mostly in groups of 5–10 along a vein. Although rare, a single egg can also be deposited. The empty shells are flat, circular and shining. [1]

Larvae

The larvae have a head and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles, and six thoracic and abdominal legs. [7]

The larvae feed on Populus alba , Populus candicans , Populus deltoides , Populus gileadensis , Populus nigra , Populus tremula , Salix aurita , Salix caprea , Salix cinerea , Salix fragilis , Salix purpurea . [1]

A larva forms a large, black-centred blotch on the upper surface of a leaf before mining the leaves of their host plant. There are sometimes several larvae to a leaf as mines may merge. [1] [8]

Pupa

The pupae have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths. [7]


Pupation

Pupation is solitary and external, under a conspicuous white spinning in the shape of the letter "H". [1] Pupation occurs mostly on the leaf. There is an exit slit in the upper epidermis. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dr. Ellis, Willem N. (15 February 2018). "Leucoptera sinuella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Leucoptera sinuella (Reutti, 1853)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. ↑ German SAN BLAS; Viviana QUIROGA; Miriam HOLGALDO. "Detection of the poplar moth" . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Sebastián Yánes-Segovia; Claudio C Ramíres; Richard L Lindroth; Eduardo Fuentes-Contreras (13 July 2023). Christopher Fettig (ed.). "Resistance against Leucoptera sinuella". Journal of Economic Entomology. 116 (5). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Laura Sánchez-Aros; Abel F. O. Queiroz; Jorge Guajardo; Wilson Barros-Parada; Glenn P. Svensson; Jan Bergmann (31 December 2024). "Characterization of a Novel Male Pheromone Compound in Leucoptera sinuella" . Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hantsmoths — Leucoptera Sinuella" . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  7. 1 2 Brian Pitkin; William Ellis; Colin Plant; Rob Edmunds. "Leucoptera Sinuella" . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Leucoptera Sinuella" . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Leucoptera Sinuella in Belgium" . Retrieved 15 January 2025.


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