Phyllocnistis unipunctella | |
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Phyllocnistis unipunctella, Deeside, North Wales. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
Species: | P. unipunctella |
Binomial name | |
Phyllocnistis unipunctella | |
Synonyms | |
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Phyllocnistis unipunctella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe.
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. A whitish moth with yellowish suffusion and a distinct black spot near the wing apex. The forewings are shining white, posteriorly more or less ochreous-tinged; often a suffused spot on dorsum near base and a larger one in middle of disc dark fuscous; a transverse dark fuscous line at 2/3, preceded by one and followed by two dark fuscous streaks from costa; a round black apical dot; three dark fuscous diverging bars in apical cilia. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is pale green. [2]
Adults are on wing in July and from September onwards, sometimes overwintering in haystacks. [3]
The larvae feed on Populus balsmifera , Populus x canadensis, Populus candicans , Populus deltoides , Populus euphratica , Populus gileadensis , Populus nigra , Populus simonii , Populus suaveolens and Populus trichocarpa . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [4]
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