Perittia echiella

Perittia echiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species:
P. echiella
Binomial name
Perittia echiella
Synonyms
  • Mendesia echiella de Joannis, 1902
  • Mendesia symphytella Walsingham, 1907
  • Elachista eremella Amsel, 1935
  • Mendesia podonosmella Amsel, 1931

Perittia echiella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Sicily and in Greece.

The wingspan is about 11 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Echium decaisnei, Echium lusitanicum, Echium plantagineum, Podonosma orientalis and Symphytum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from March onwards.

References

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


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