Phyllonorycter insignitella

Phyllonorycter insignitella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

Phyllonorycter insignitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. insignitella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter insignitella
(Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis insignitella Zeller, 1846

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.[2] Differs from L. nigrescentella as follows : forewings more orange -tinged, margins of silvery white markings blacker, basal streak somewhat longer, first costal and dorsal spots more opposite, cilia more sharply barred with white on second dorsal spot.[3]


The larvae feed on Lathyrus, Medicago lupulina, Ononis repens, Trifolium alpestre, Trifolium medium, Trifolium montanum, Trifolium pratense and Vicia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface tentiform mine that occupies only part of a leaflet. In full-grown leaves, the mine is strongly inflated and is largely hidden by the leaf.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. 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
  4. bladmineerders.nl


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