Paraswammerdamia lutarea

Paraswammerdamia lutarea is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.

Paraswammerdamia lutarea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Paraswammerdamia
Species:
P. lutarea
Binomial name
Paraswammerdamia lutarea
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Erminea lutarea Haworth, 1828
  • Tinea nebulella Goeze, 1783
  • Tinea oxyacanthella Duponchel, 1842
  • Paraswammerdamia nebulella
  • Paraswammerdamia oxyacanthella

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The head is white, sometimes ochreous-tinged. Thorax fuscous, sometimes whitish-sprinkled. Forewings are fuscous-whitish, closely irrorated with dark fuscous ; some longitudinal series of indistinct dark fuscous dots ; a dark fuscous entire fascia before middle ; a white costal spot before apex ; cilia fuscous, with two darker lines. Hindwings are fuscous.The larva is deep brown ;subdorsal line white, orange-spotted ; spiracular white, on 5-1 2 orange-spotted above ; head ochreous-brown, blackish-marked.[1]

Adults are on wing in July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Sorbus aucuparia, Rosa and Cotoneaster horizontalis.

References
  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description


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