Paraswammerdamia conspersella

Paraswammerdamia conspersella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Paraswammerdamia
Species:	P. conspersella
Binomial name
	Paraswammerdamia conspersella; (Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
	Tinea conspersella Tengström, 1848; Swammerdamia conspersella;

Paraswammerdamia conspersella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in northern Europe, Ukraine, France and Switzerland.^[1] It was recently reported from Canada (Québec).^[2]

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Empetrum nigrum. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. After overwintering, they feed freely on the leaves from within a silk web. Mining larvae can be found in autumn.^[4]

References[]

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology

[3] Swedish Moths

[4] rders.nl

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