Neofriseria peliella

Neofriseria peliella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula) east to the Ural Mountains. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey and North Africa.[2]

A sprig of Rumex acetosella eaten by larva
Larva

Neofriseria peliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Neofriseria
Species:
N. peliella
Binomial name
Neofriseria peliella
Synonyms
  • Lita peliella Treitschke, 1835

The wingspan is 13–17 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae make an irregular blotch in the young leaves. Older larvae live freely in a spinning at the base of the stem and the root crown.[4] Larvae can be found from August to May of the following year. They are chocolate brown with a black head. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. bladmineerders.nl


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