Perittia obscurepunctella


Perittia obscurepunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are light shining grey, somewhat darker-sprinkled; plical stigma dark fuscous, elongate, followed by some whitish scales, second discal fuscous, indistinct. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish grey;dorsal line darker; head dark brown; plate of 2 blackish.

Biology

Adults are on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on honeysuckle, Tatarian honeysuckle, fly honeysuckle and sometimes common snowberry. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from June to early August.

Distribution

It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Slovakia and from Ireland to the Baltic region and Poland.