Phyllonorycter trifasciella
| Phyllonorycter trifasciella | |
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| Phyllonorycter trifasciella, Marl Hall Woods, Llandudno Junction, North Wales, Sept 2009 | |
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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. trifasciella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter trifasciella Haworth, 1828
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Phyllonorycter trifasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Western Europe.
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The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale reddish ochreous; three slender whitish more or less angulated fasciae, margined anteriorly with broad blackish suffusions, broadest towards costa, third sometimes interrupted by a patch of blackish scales extending to tornus; a round blackish apical spot. Hindwings are grey.[1]
The moth flies in three generations, from March–April, July–August and October.
The larvae feed on Lonicera, Symphoricarpos and Leycesteria species.
References
[edit]- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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External links
[edit]- "Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Haworth, 1828)". Microlepidoptera.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 February 2011.
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- Phyllonorycter trifasciella at UKmoths
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