Paraswammerdamia albicapitella
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Paraswammerdamia |
Species: | P. albicapitella
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Binomial name | |
Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805)
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Paraswammerdamia albicapitella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Lithuania and Latvia.[1] It was recently reported from Canada (British Columbia).[2]
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are greyish with a white head and thorax. They are on wing in July.[3]
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. After overwintering in a silken enclosure, they feed freely on the leaves from within a silk web. Mining larvae can be found in September. The larvae have a reddish-brown body and light brown head.[4]
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