Aristaea pavoniella
Aristaea pavoniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Aristaea |
Species: | A. pavoniella |
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Aristaea pavoniella (Zeller, 1847)[1] | |
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Aristaea pavoniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to Italy, as well as central and southern Russia.
Mined leaves of Aster bellidiastrum (2b, 2b*)
Larva
The larvae feed on Aster alpinus, Aster amellus and Aster bellidiastrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts with a very shallow lower-surface corridor, continuing as a large full depth tentiform mine. The upper surface shows a distinct keel. Within this keel the larva spins a cocoon, in which it retires during feeding pauses. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]
References
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