Phyllonorycter trifasciella

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Phyllonorycter trifasciella
Phyllonorycter trifasciella, Marl Hall Woods, North Wales, Sept 2009 (20177798365).jpg
Phyllonorycter trifasciella, Marl Hall Woods, Llandudno Junction, North Wales, Sept 2009
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. trifasciella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter trifasciella
Haworth, 1828

Phyllonorycter trifasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Western Europe.

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Mined honeysuckle leaf
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Mined honeysuckle leaf
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Larva

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale reddish ochreous; three slender whitish more or less angulated fasciae, margined anteriorly with broad blackish suffusions, broadest towards costa, third sometimes interrupted by a patch of blackish scales extending to tornus; a round blackish apical spot. Hindwings are grey. [1]

The moth flies in three generations, from March–April, July–August and October.

The larvae feed on Lonicera , Symphoricarpos and Leycesteria species.

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References

  1. ↑ 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


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