Microlechia rhamnifoliae

Microlechia rhamnifoliae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel and Erich Martin Hering in 1931. It is found on the Canary Islands and Cyprus, as well as in Morocco, Greece, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Namibia and South Africa.[1][2][3]

Microlechia rhamnifoliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Microlechia
Species:
M. rhamnifoliae
Binomial name
Microlechia rhamnifoliae
(Amsel & Hering, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Lita rhamnifoliae Amsel & Hering, 1931
  • Hedma rhamnifoliae
  • Lita rhamnifoliae Amsel, 1935

The larvae feed on Rhamnus palaestina. They spin together two or three leaves, and mine them out. The mine is full depth and hooklike. It starts as a narrow gallery, but quickly widens into a blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. The larvae have a dirty grey body and shining black head.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Microlechia Turati, 1924". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. "Microlechia rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931)" at Fauna Europaea
  3. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Hedma rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. bladmineerders.nl


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