Aristaea pavoniella

Aristaea pavoniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Aristaea
Species:	A. pavoniella
Binomial name
	Aristaea pavoniella; (Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
	Gracilaria pavoniella Zeller, 1847 ; Micrurapteryx pavoniella;

Aristaea pavoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and Poland to Italy, as well as central and southern Russia.

Mined leaves of Aster bellidiastrum (2b, 2b*)

Larva

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Aster alpinus, Aster amellus and Aster bellidiastrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts with a very shallow lower-surface corridor, continuing as a large full depth tentiform mine. The upper surface shows a distinct keel. Within this keel the larva spins a cocoon, in which it retires during feeding pauses. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.^[3]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ On The Japanese Species Of The Genera Macarostola, Aristaea And Systoloneura, With Descriptions Of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-03.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] On The Japanese Species Of The Genera Macarostola, Aristaea And Systoloneura, With Descriptions Of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

[3] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-03.

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Aristaea pavoniella

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