Aspilapteryx tringipennella

Aspilapteryx tringipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe.

Aspilapteryx tringipennella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aspilapteryx
Species:
A. tringipennella
Binomial name
Aspilapteryx tringipennella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria tringipennella Zeller, 1839

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Forewings pale greyish ochreous to light ochreous-yellow ; an ill-defined white costal streak from base to near apex ; subcostal and median longitudinal rows of black dots, and sometimes two or three on fold. Hindwings grey.[2]

There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and again in August.[3]

The larvae feed on Plantago lanceolata and Plantago maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. UKmoths
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.


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