Phyllonorycter nigrescentella

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Phyllonorycter nigrescentella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. nigrescentella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter nigrescentella
(Logan, 1851) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis nigrescentellaLogan, 1851

Phyllonorycter nigrescentella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe except the Balkan Peninsula.

Mined leaf of Vicia sepium Phyllonorycter nigrescentella mined leaf of Vicia sepium.JPG
Mined leaf of Vicia sepium
Larva Phyllonorycter nigrescentella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. [2] The head is fuscous, face leaden-metallic. Forewings golden-ochreous, sometimes more or less suffused with fuscous or dark fuscous; a silvery-white dark-edged median streak from base to 1/3; a curved fascia before middle, three posterior costal and two dorsal triangular spots silvery-white, dark-margined; a blackish apical spot. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is yellowish; dorsal line dark green; head very pale brownish. [3] [4] [5]


The larvae feed on Lathyrus vernus , Lotus , Medicago , Trifolium alpestre , Trifolium medium , Trifolium pratense , Trifolium repens , Trifolium rubens , Vicia dumetorum , Vicia sativa and Vicia sepium . [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Hants Moths
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  4. ↑ Kuznetsov V.I., 1990 Gracillariidae ; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
  5. ↑ Heath, J. & Emmet, A. M. (Hrsg.) (1985): The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland . Volume 2: Cossidae – Heliodinidae. Harley Books, Colchester, Essex.
  6. ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2010-10-22.


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