Parectopa ononidis
Appearance
Parectopa ononidis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Parectopa |
Species: | P. ononidis
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Binomial name | |
Parectopa ononidis | |
Synonyms | |
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Parectopa ononidis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in two to three generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Ononis repens, Ononis spinosa, Trifolium medium, Trifolium montanum, Trifolium ochroleucon, Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.