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Phyllonorycter trifasciella

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Phyllonorycter trifasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Western Europe.

Mined honeysuckle leaf
Mined honeysuckle leaf
Larva

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale reddish ochreous; three slender whitish more or less angulated fasciae, margined anteriorly with broad blackish suffusions, broadest towards costa, third sometimes interrupted by a patch of blackish scales extending to tornus; a round blackish apical spot. Hindwings are grey.[1]

The moth flies in three generations, from March–April, July–August and October.

The larvae feed on Lonicera, Symphoricarpos and Leycesteria species.

References

  1. ^ 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

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Phyllonorycter trifasciella: Brief Summary

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Phyllonorycter trifasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Western Europe.

Mined honeysuckle leaf Mined honeysuckle leaf Larva

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale reddish ochreous; three slender whitish more or less angulated fasciae, margined anteriorly with broad blackish suffusions, broadest towards costa, third sometimes interrupted by a patch of blackish scales extending to tornus; a round blackish apical spot. Hindwings are grey.

The moth flies in three generations, from March–April, July–August and October.

The larvae feed on Lonicera, Symphoricarpos and Leycesteria species.

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