Neofriseria peliella

Neofriseria peliella
Neofriseria peliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neofriseria
Species: N. peliella
Binomial name
Neofriseria peliella
(Treitschke, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lita peliella Treitschke, 1835

Neofriseria peliella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

A sprig of Rumex acetosella eaten by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 13-17 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae make an irregular blotch in the young leaves. Older larvae live freely in a spinning at the base of the stem and the root crown.[3] Larvae can be found from August to May of the following year. They are chocolate brown with a black head. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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