Paraswammerdamia albicapitella explained

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Lithuania and Latvia.[1] It was recently reported from Canada (British Columbia).[2]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are greyish with a white head and thorax. They are on wing in July.[3]

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103144717/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433883 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3749.1.1 Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
  3. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=440 UKmoths
  4. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/paraswammerdamia/albicapitella/albicapitella.htm bladmineerders.nl

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