Zelleria hepariella
Zelleria hepariella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe and northern Asia Minor.
A branch of Phillyrea with larval web
Larva
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Zelleria |
| Species: | Z. hepariella |
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| Zelleria hepariella Stainton, 1849 | |
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The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The head varies from reddish-brown to ochreous-whitish. Forewings are red-brown, sometimes suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, towards dorsum sometimes obscurely paler; second discal stigma sometimes obscurely dark fuscous. Hindwings dark grey, lighter anteriorly. The larva is light green; dorsal line dark green; head yellowish-brown.[1]
Adults are on wing in July or August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior, Lonicera and Artemisia.
References
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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