Phyllonorycter tristrigella

Phyllonorycter tristrigella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. tristrigella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter tristrigella
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea tristrigella Haworth, 1828
  • Lithocolletis tristrigella

Phyllonorycter tristrigella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula, east to the European part of Russia. It was also recorded from Japan, but this is a misidentification of Phyllonorycter laciniatae.

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

The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus x hollandica, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, mining the leaves.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Phyllonorycter tristrigella — Elm Midget". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter tristrigella". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ "elm (Ulmus)". British leafmines. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Phyllonorycter tristrigella pupa". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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