Biology:Phyllonorycter salicicolella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. salicicolella
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| Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848)[1]
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Phyllonorycter salicicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), east to Russia and Japan .
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. It differs from L.viminetorum as follows: forewings more golden-ochreous, dorsal antemedian spot not reaching basal streak, hindwings rather lighter; the larva whitish-green; dorsal line green.[2]
There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in July and August.[3]
The larvae feed on eared willow (Salix aurita), goat willow (Salix caprea), common sallow (Salix cinerea) and dark-leaved willow (Salix myrsinifolia). They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a small, lower-surface, tentiform mine, often touching the leaf margin. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine. Pupation takes place in a flimsy, whitish or pale yellowish cocoon within the mine.[4]
References
- ↑ "Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/75c6d762-62e9-437d-8ee3-53ce18628d74.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/phyllonorycter-salicicolella/adult/.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. " Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848) long-streak midget". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gracillarioidea/gracillariidae/lithocolletinae/phyllonorycter/phyllonorycter-salicicolella/.
Wikidata ☰ Q7189248 entry
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