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Aspilapteryx tringipennella

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Aspilapteryx tringipennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aspilapteryx
Species:
A. tringipennella
Binomial name
Aspilapteryx tringipennella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria tringipennella Zeller, 1839

Aspilapteryx tringipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe.

Mined leaf of Plantago lanceolata
Larva

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Forewings pale greyish ochreous to light ochreous-yellow ; an ill-defined white costal streak from base to near apex ; subcostal and median longitudinal rows of black dots, and sometimes two or three on fold. Hindwings grey.[2]

There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and again in August.[3]

The larvae feed on Plantago lanceolata and Plantago maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ UKmoths
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.