Perittia carlinella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Perittia carlinella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Perittia |
Species: | P. carlinella
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Binomial name | |
Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)[1]
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are white, dusted with pale greyish brown scales. The hindwings are grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Carlina salicifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from March to April.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ bladmineerders.nl