Phyllonorycter apparella

Phyllonorycter apparella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. apparella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter apparella
Synonyms
  • Tinea apparella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Lithocolletis apparella
  • Lithocolletis atomariella Zeller, 1875
  • Lithocolletis populiella Busck, 1903
  • Lithocolletis tremuloidiella Braun, 1908
  • Lithocolletis salicifoliella Martin, 1956
  • Lithocolletis ontario Freeman, 1970
  • Phyllonorycter atomariella
  • Phyllonorycter ontario
  • Phyllonorycter tremuloidiella

Phyllonorycter apparella, the aspen leaf blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the British Isles, the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Mediterranean islands). It is also present in Turkey and North America.[2]

The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus canescens and Populus tremula. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Each mine has one larva, and each leaf may have up to 26 mines. The frass is clumped in a corner of the mine. Pupation takes place in the mine in a white cocoon.

References

  1. ^ Biology and Systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter Leafminers on Salicaceae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the Palearctic Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.


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