Perittia herrichiella
Larva of Perittia herrichiella mining the leaf of Lonicera xylosteum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species:
P. herrichiella
Binomial name
Perittia herrichiella
Synonyms
  • Tinagma herrichiella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Dyselachista herrichiella
  • Scirtopoda herrichiella

Perittia herrichiella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to the Baltic region and Romania.[2] It has also been recorded from Russia[3] and North America, including New York, Ontario,[4] Indiana and Michigan. The expected range of the species is south-eastern Canada and the north-central and north-eastern parts of the United States.[5]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.[6]

The larvae feed on Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera xylosteum and Symphoricarpos albus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a short corridor. Which is followed (and often overrun) by a large flat blotch that expands towards the leaf margin. The frass is deposited in scattered blackish lumps.[7] Larvae can be found from June to mid August or October depending on the location.

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