| Perittia herrichiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Perittia |
| Species: | P. herrichiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Perittia herrichiella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)[1] |
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Perittia herrichiella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to the Baltic region and Romania.[2] It has also been recorded from North America, including New York, Ontario[3], Indiana and Michigan. The expected range of the species is south-eastern Canada and the north-central and north-eastern parts of the United States.[4]
The wingspan is 8-9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.[5]
The larvae feed on Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera xylosteum and Symphoricarpos albus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a short corridor. Which is followed (and often overrun) by a large flat blotch that expands towards the leaf margin. The frass is deposited in scattered blackish lumps.[6] Larvae can be found from June to mid August or October depending on the location.