Perittia obscurepunctella
| 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.