Pterotopteryx dodecadactyla

Pterotopteryx dodecadactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Fennoscandia, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy.[1] It has also been recorded from Gabon.

Pterotopteryx dodecadactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Alucitidae
Genus:
Pterotopteryx
Species:
P. dodecadactyla
Binomial name
Pterotopteryx dodecadactyla
(Hübner, [1813])
Synonyms
  • Alucita dodecadactyla Hübner, [1813]
  • Orneodes dorcadius M. Hering, 1917

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.[2]

The larvae are oligophagous and have been reported feeding on Lonicera caprifolium and Lonicera xylosteum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] They are reddish yellow, with a black head. Larvae can be found in June. Pupation takes place within a cocoon on the ground.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. bladmineerders.nl
  4. Provisional atlas and checklist of the Alucitidae fauna of Hungary (Lepidoptera)


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