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Perittia piperatella

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Species of moth

Perittia piperatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species: P. piperatella
Binomial name
Perittia piperatella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Elachista piperatella Staudinger, 1859
  • Polymetis piperatella
  • Mendesia joannisiella Mendes, 1909

Perittia piperatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.

The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Cistus ladanifer. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from November to March.

References

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


Taxon identifiers
Perittia piperatella


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