Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

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Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. acerifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis acerifoliellaZeller, 1839
  • Tinea sylvellaHaworth, 1828

Phyllonorycter acerifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Bulgaria, and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Mines on field maple Phyllonorycter acerifoliella, Breidden Hill, North Wales, Sept 2016 - Flickr - janetgraham84.jpg
Mines on field maple
Larva Phyllonorycter acerifoliella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations in western Europe.

The larvae feed on field maple ( Acer campestre ) and Tatar maple ( Acer tataricum ), mining the leaves of their host plant. They create a relatively small, lower surface tentiform mine which is often located under a leaf segment. During development, the mine contracts and this segment usually folds down, covering the mine. The pupa is dark (black to brown) and made in a cocoon that is attached to the floor of the mine. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839) maple midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "15.084 BF362 Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 October 2019.


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