Tebenna micalis

Tebenna micalis
Tebenna micalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Tebenna
Species: T. micalis
Binomial name
Tebenna micalis
(Mann, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Choreutis isshiki Matsumura, 1931
  • Tebenna isshiki
  • Tebenna bradleyi Clarke, 1971
  • Choreutis australis Zeller, 1852

The Small Thistle Moth, Tebenna micalis, is a species of moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found nearly worldwide[1] although in Europe it is found south of the line Ireland, Great Britain, France and Slovakia. In Britain it is an immigrant that occurs irregularly. Outside of Europe, it has been recorded from China (Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Tibet, Zhejiang), Nepal, Russia, Japan (Honsyu, Ryukyu Islands), Afghanistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenia, Canary Islands, North Africa, Arabia, Asia Minor, Zakavkazye, Iran, Lebanon, New Zealand the and Oriental, Ethiopian, Australian and Nearctic regions.

The wingspan is about 13 millimetres (0.51 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica[2] in the United Kingdom. In Australia the larvae are recorded on Arctotheca calendula, Cirsium vulgare, Erigeron canadensis, Onopordum acanthium and Xerochrysum bracteatum.[1] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a sizable blotch with an ample quantity of frass. The larva may leave its mine and restart elsewhere. Older larvae often live free in a web under the leaf.[3]

Subspecies

  • Tebenna micalis micalis
  • Tebenna micalis dialecta Diakonoff, 1985 (Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia and South Africa)

References

  1. ^ a b Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (January 27, 2009). "Tebenna micalis". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090926172321/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/chor/micalis.html. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
  2. ^ a b Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Tebenna micalis". ukmoths.org.uk. http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4893. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl


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