Euspilapteryx auroguttella Stephens 1835 (Family Gracillariidae)

Forewing Length: 4.5-5mm;
Wingspan: 9-10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - June
August - September
June
September - October
July - August
October - April
April - May
July - August
(Earliest: 4.8)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Beech Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Leaf Miner)

Hypericum perforatum

Hypericum pulchrum
Parasitoids:
Zoophthorus palpator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Euspilapteryx auroguttella
Euspilapteryx auroguttella
Nature Spot: Euspilapteryx auroguttella
Lepiforum: Euspilapteryx auroguttella
British Leafminers: Euspilapteryx auroguttella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Euspilapteryx auroguttella


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