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Paraswammerdamia conspersella

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Species of moth

Paraswammerdamia conspersella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Paraswammerdamia
Species: P. conspersella
Binomial name
Paraswammerdamia conspersella
(Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Tinea conspersella Tengström, 1848
  • Swammerdamia conspersella

Paraswammerdamia conspersella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in northern Europe, Ukraine, France and Switzerland. It was recently reported from Canada (Québec).

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Empetrum nigrum. Mining larvae can be found in autumn.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. bladmineerders.nl
Taxon identifiers
Paraswammerdamia conspersella


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