Phyllonorycter quinqueguttella explained

Phyllonorycter quinqueguttella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps, Hungary and Ukraine and from Ireland to central Russia.

The wingspan is 6-7.5 mm. The forewings are golden ochreous; a white median streak from base to near middle, dark -margined above; a white posteriorly dilated dark-edged streak along costa from near base to 2/5; four costal and three dorsal shining white anteriorly dark-margined triangular spots, first dorsal short, a blackish apical dot. Hindwings are grey.[1]

There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August[2]

The larvae feed on Salix repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
  2. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=348 UKmoths
  3. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/phyllonorycter/quinqueguttella/quinqueguttella.htm bladmineerders.nl