| Perittia obscurepunctella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Perittia |
| Species: | P. obscurepunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Perittia obscurepunctella (Stainton, 1848)[1] |
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Perittia obscurepunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Slovakia and from Ireland to the Baltic region and Poland.
The wingspan is 8-10 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.[2][3]
The larvae feed on Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera xylosteum and sometimes Symphoricarpos albus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a brownish, full depth, inflated blotch, usually at the leaf margin, often with a central brown spot. Two to three larvae may be found in a single mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[4] Larvae can be found from June to early August.