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Gracillaria syringella

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Gracillaria syringella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Gracillaria
Species:
G. syringella
Binomial name
Gracillaria syringella
Fabricius, 1794
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia syringella

The lilac leafminer or privet leafminer (Gracillaria syringella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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Larva

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The moth flies in May and again in July depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on Ligustrum and Syringa and are considered a garden pest.


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