| Perittia obscurepunctella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Perittia |
| Species: | P. obscurepunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Perittia obscurepunctella | |
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Perittia obscurepunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are light shining grey, somewhat darker-sprinkled; plical stigma dark fuscous, elongate, followed by some whitish scales, second discal fuscous, indistinct. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish grey;dorsal line darker; head dark brown; plate of 2 blackish. [2] [3] [4]
Adults are on wing from April to June. [5] [6]
The larvae feed on honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum ), Tatarian honeysuckle ( Lonicera tatarica ), fly honeysuckle ( Lonicera xylosteum ) and sometimes common snowberry ( Symphoricarpos albus ). They mine the leaves of their host plant. [7] Larvae can be found from June to early August.
It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Slovakia and from Ireland to the Baltic region and Poland.
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