Perittia carlinella

Perittia carlinella
Perittia carlinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species: P. carlinella
Binomial name
Perittia carlinella
(Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polymetis carlinella Walsingham, 1908
  • Metzneria carlinella

Perittia carlinella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.

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. The mine starts as an upper-surface, slightly contorted corridor. Later, it widens into an elliptic blotch. Pupation takes place in the blotch.[3] Larvae can be found from March to April.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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