Heliozela hammoniella
| Heliozela hammoniella | |
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| Heliozela hammoniella, Sarnau, North Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Heliozela |
| Species: | H. hammoniella
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliozela hammoniella Sorhagen, 1885
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Heliozela hammoniella is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Fennoscandia, and Russia.[1]
The wingspan is 5–7 mm.[2] Differs from Heliozela resplendella as follows : forewings less bronzy-tinged, termen less oblique.[3]
Adults are on wing in May and June.[4]
The larvae feed on Betula pubescens. Young larvae bore in the pith of a twig of their host plant. When almost fully grown, it enters a petiole and then the midrib of a leaf. From the midrib, a short full depth corridor is made which runs into the blade. This corridor is usually quite short. Finally, an oval excision is made, which the larvae uses to vacate the mine and drop to the ground.[5] Larvae can be found from July to August.
References[edit]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
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