Paraswammerdamia lutarea

Paraswammerdamia lutarea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Paraswammerdamia
Species:	P. lutarea
Binomial name
	Paraswammerdamia lutarea; (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
	Erminea lutarea Haworth, 1828; Tinea nebulella Goeze, 1783; Tinea oxyacanthella Duponchel, 1842; Paraswammerdamia nebulella; Paraswammerdamia oxyacanthella;

Paraswammerdamia lutarea is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The head is white, sometimes ochreous-tinged. Thorax fuscous, sometimes whitish-sprinkled. Forewings are fuscous-whitish, closely irrorated with dark fuscous; some longitudinal series of indistinct dark fuscous dots; a dark fuscous entire fascia before middle; a white costal spot before apex; cilia fuscous, with two darker lines. Hindwings are fuscous. The larva is deep brown; subdorsal line white, orange-spotted; spiracular white, on 5-1 2 orange-spotted above; head ochreous-brown, blackish-marked.^[1]

Adults are on wing in July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Sorbus aucuparia, Rosa and Cotoneaster horizontalis.

References

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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