Sorhagenia rhamniella
Sorhagenia rhamniella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.[1]
A shoot of buckthorn drooping from larval feeding
Larva
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The wingspan is about 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus frangula and Rhamnus cathartica. They feed from within a slight spinning either in the flowers or the terminal shoots.[2] Sometimes, also young leaves are eaten. Pupation takes place in a pale yellow cocoon near the ground, sometimes between leaves. Larvae can be found from the beginning of May to June.[3]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- UKmoths
- microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
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