Kingdom Animalia Family Alucitidae Genus Pterotopteryx Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Alucita grammodactyla, Coleophora kuehnella, Argyresthia albistria, Prochoreutis myllerana | ||
Pterotopteryx dodecadactyla is a moth of the Alucitidae family. It is found in Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Fennoscandia, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. It has also been recorded from Gabon.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.
The larvae are oligophagous and have been reported feeding on Lonicera caprifolium and Lonicera xylosteum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They are reddish yellow, with a black head. Larvae can be found in June. Pupation takes place within a cocoon on the ground.
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