Phyllonorycter salicicolella
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| Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848)[1]
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Phyllonorycter salicicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), east to Russia and Japan.
The wingspan is 7–9 mm.Differs from L.viminetorum as follows : forewings more golden-ochreous, dorsal antemedian spot not reaching basal streak, hindwings rather lighter.; The larva whitish-green ; dorsal line green[2]
There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in July and August[3]
The larvae feed on Salix aurita, Salix caprea, Salix cinerea and Salix myrsinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a small, lower-surface, tentiform mine, often touching the leaf margin. Pupation takes place in a flimsy, whitish or pale yellowish cocoon within the mine. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.[4]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ bladmineerders.nl
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