Phyllonorycter hilarella

Phyllonorycter hilarella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. hilarella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter hilarella; (Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
	Elachista hilarella Zetterstedt, 1839; Elachista spinolella Duponchel, 1840 ;

Phyllonorycter hilarella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in). There are two generations per year with adults on wing in late May and June and again in August.^[2]

The larvae feed on Salix aurita, Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a large, lower-surface tentiform mine, mostly between two side veins. The upperside is strongly inflated and the underside has many narrow folds. The pupa is light brown and made in a golden cocoon. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.^[3]

References

^ "Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ "Phyllonorycter hilarella". UK Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839) sallow midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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[1] "Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[2] "Phyllonorycter hilarella". UK Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[3] Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839) sallow midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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