Phyllonorycter populifoliella

Phyllonorycter populifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the British Isles.

Phyllonorycter populifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. populifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter populifoliella
Synonyms
  • Elachista populifoliella Treitschke, 1833

Adults are on wing in two generations per year, from April to May and in again from August to September.[2]

The larvae feed on Populus x canadensis, Populus deltoides, Populus euramericana and Populus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface tentiform mine, without a fold. Pupation takes place in a round cocoon within the mine. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.[3] The pupa of the second generation hibernates.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-22.


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