Psychoides verhuella
| Psychoides verhuella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | P. vrhuellai
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| Binomial name | |
| Psychoides verhuella Bruand, 1853
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Psychoides verhuella is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Charles Bruand in 1853.
Life cycle[]
Larva[]
Larvae feed from August to June, initially in a whitish mine in the frond, and in the spring they leave the mine and burrow into a sorus, feeding on the sporangia. They later form a loose, portable case from empty sporangia and when fully grown in May the case resembles a misplaced sorus, especially on hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium). The larva is yellowish white with a brownish dorsa line and has a black head and black prothoracic plate.[1]
The following ferns have been recorded as food plants,[2][3]
- rustyback (Asplenium ceterach)
- wall-rue (Asplenium ruta-muraria)
- hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
- maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)
- bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Larva of another moth, Psychoides filicivora also feed on ferns. It has a pale-brown head and a pale-brown posterial margin, which has a split in the middle, compared with the black head and prothoracic plate of Psychoides verhuella.[4]
Pupa[]
In a larval case, which is often against the midrib of the food plant.[3] Can be found in May and June.[5]
Imago[]
Single brooded, the moth flies in June and July, in early morning and late afternoon sunshine. Occasionally comes to light.[6] The grey to dark grey forewings have a violet reflection and lack the white tornal spot of Psychoides filicivora.
References[]
- ^ Pelham-Clinton, p. 159
- ^ "12.047 Psychoides verhuella Bruand, 1853". British Leafminers. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ellis, W N. "Psychoides verhuella Bruand, 1853 hart's-tongue smut". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Pelham-Clinton, p. 160
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "12.047 BF199 Psychoides verhuella Bruand, 1853". UKMoths. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Sterling, Paul; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. p. 78. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
Bibliography[]
- Pelham-Clinton, E. C. (1985). "Tiniedae". In Heath, John (ed.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. 2. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 152–208. ISBN 0-946589-19-4.
External links[]
Media related to Psychoides verhuella at Wikimedia Commons
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