Phyllonorycter hilarella

Phyllonorycter hilarella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.

Phyllonorycter hilarella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. hilarella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter hilarella
Synonyms
  • Elachista hilarella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Elachista spinolella Duponchel, 1840

The wingspan is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in). There are two generations per year with adults on wing in late May and June and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix aurita, Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a large, lower-surface tentiform mine, mostly between two side veins. The upperside is strongly inflated and the underside has many narrow folds. The pupa is light brown and made in a golden cocoon. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.[3]

References
  1. "Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "Phyllonorycter hilarella". UK Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839) sallow midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 August 2019.


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