Bug FAQMoth (Perittia herrichiella)
Perittia herrichiella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Elachistidae
Perittia herrichiella is a tiny moth in the family Elachistidae, with a wingspan of only 8 to 9 mm. Its larvae mine the leaves of several honeysuckle species and snowberry. Adults are active from May to August across a broad range that includes much of Europe, parts of Russia, and eastern North America.
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How to recognize it
Perittia herrichiella belongs to the moth family Elachistidae.
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Size
Its wingspan measures about 8 to 9 millimetres.
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Where it lives
It occurs across Europe from Sweden and Finland down to the Pyrenees and Italy, and eastward to the Baltic region and Romania, and has also been recorded in Russia and parts of North America such as New York, Ontario, Indiana and Michigan.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on several honeysuckle species, Lonicera alpigena, L. periclymenum, L. tatarica, L. xylosteum, and on snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), mining the leaves of these host plants.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing between May and August.
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Where it comes from
In North America its expected range includes southeastern Canada and the north-central and northeastern United States.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, West Virginia, Connecticut.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: introduced in Canada; introduced in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Same family (Elachistidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perittia_herrichiella
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