Biology:Phyllonorycter apparella

Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter apparella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. apparella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter apparella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms
Tinea apparella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855 Busck, 1903 Phyllonorycter ontario Lithocolletis tremuloidiella Lithocolletis atomariella Braun, 1908 Lithocolletis salicifoliella Lithocolletis apparella Zeller, 1875 Martin, 1956 Lithocolletis ontario Lithocolletis populiella Freeman, 1970 Phyllonorycter tremuloidiella Phyllonorycter atomariella

Phyllonorycter apparella, the aspen leaf blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the British Isles, the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Mediterranean islands). It is also present in Turkey and North America.

The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus canescens and Populus tremula. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a lower-surface tentiform mine with one or two strong folds. Each mine has one larva, and each leaf may have up to 26 mines. The frass is clumped in a corner of the mine. Pupation takes place in the mine in a white cocoon.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl
• Phyllonorycter apparella, a new record and a new pest of trembling aspen (Populus tremula) in Turkey
• Bug Guide

Wikidata ☰ Q7188880 entry