''Epermenia chaerophyllella'', also known as the garden lance-wing, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Epermeniidae Epermeniidae or the fringe-tufted moths is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order with about 14 genera. Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae (e.g. Common, 1990: 321) but this is no longer m ...

first described by

Johann August Ephraim Goeze Johann August Ephraim Goeze (; 28 May 1731 – 27 June 1793) was a German zoologist, born in Aschersleben. He is known for the discovery of tardigrades, also called water bears. He was the son of Johann Heinrich and Catherine Margarete (née ...

in 1783. It is found in all of Europe and

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The ...

Description

Moths can be found in all months of the year. They are most abundant from October to May and in July and August. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...

is 12–14 mm. Adults are variable in colour, but consisting of a mixture of blackish, chestnut and white. There are two to three generations per year with the last generation of adults overwintering. ''

Epermenia aequidentellus ''Epermenia aequidentellus'', also known as the carrot lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands. It was first described by Ernest Hofmann in 1867, from a specimen found in Vorderer Kaiser ...

'' looks similar, but has narrower forewings without a hooked apex. ;

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Eggs are laid between April and September on the underside of a mature leaf of a plant from the

Umbelliferae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...

family, often near the edge. ;Larva Early instar larvae

mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun ...

the leaves of their host plant which has the form of a short, sometimes widened corridor. There are mostly multiple mines in a single leaf and a single larva makes a number of mines. Older larvae live free and cause window feeding and are often found in a group under a light spinning. Larvae can be found from May to June and again from August to September. The body sometimes appear

translucent In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without appreciable scattering of light. On a macroscopic scale (one in which the dimensions ...

and can be glossy white, yellow or greenish, with black or brown spots and a whitish dorsal line. The head is pale brown. There are five

instar An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'', "form", "likeness") is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (''ecdysis''), until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow o ...

s. Larva of ''

'' found on wild carrot (''

Daucus carota ''Daucus carota'', whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old Worl ...

'') have a dark dorsal line and a black head. The larvae feed on various

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plant ...

species, including ground elder (''

Aegopodium podagraria ''Aegopodium podagraria'', commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from the superficial similarity of its leaves and flowers to those o ...

''), garden angelica ('' Angelica archangelica litoralis''), angelica (''

Angelica sylvestris ''Angelica sylvestris'' or wild angelica is a species of flowering plant, native to Europe and central Asia. An annual or short-lived perennial growing to a maximum of , it has erect purplish stems and rounded umbels of minuscule white or pale p ...

''), bur-chervil (''

Anthriscus caucalis ''Anthriscus caucalis'', also burr chervil or bur-chervil, a plant in the family Apiaceae. It is similar in appearance to chervil, the common cooking herb from the same genus. It sends up thin, hollow stems and bears umbel In botany, an umbel i ...

''), chervil (''

Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil (; ''Anthriscus cerefolium''), sometimes called French parsley or garden chervil (to distinguish it from similar plants also called chervil), is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. It was formerly called myrhis due to its volatil ...

''), cow parsley (''

Anthriscus sylvestris ''Anthriscus sylvestris'', known as cow parsley, wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), genus '' Anthriscus''. It is also s ...

''), celery (''

Apium graveolens Celery (''Apium graveolens'') is a marshland plant in the family Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Depending on location and cultivar, either its stalks, lea ...

''), lesser water-parsnip (''

Berula erecta ''Berula erecta'', known as lesser water-parsnip or cutleaf waterparsnip or narrow-leaved water-parsnip, is a member of the carrot family. Growing to around tall, it is found in or by water. It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, Austral ...

''), caraway (''

Carum carvi Caraway, also known as meridian fennel and Persian cumin (''Carum carvi''), is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa. Etymology The etymology of "caraway" is unclear. Caraway has bee ...

''), ''

Chaerophyllum hirsutum ''Chaerophyllum hirsutum'', hairy chervil, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the parsley family Apiaceae. Growing to tall, this herbaceous perennial resembles cow parsley, with apple-scented ferny foliage and umbels of white flowers ...

'', rough chervil (''

Chaerophyllum temulum ''Chaerophyllum temulum'', the rough chervil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Unlike several other species in the genus, ''Chaerophyllum temulum'' is poisonous.Starý, František, Poisonous Plants (Hamlyn colour guide ...

''), cowbane (''

Cicuta virosa ''Cicuta virosa'', the cowbane or northern water hemlock, is a poisonous species of '' Cicuta'', native to northern and central Europe, northern Asia and northwestern North America. Description It is a perennial herbaceous plant which grows up ...

''), hemlock (''

Conium maculatum ''Conium maculatum'', colloquially known as hemlock, poison hemlock or wild hemlock, is a highly poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. A hardy plant capable of living in ...

''), wild carrot (''

''), giant hogweed (''

Heracleum mantegazzianum ''Heracleum mantegazzianum'', commonly known as giant hogweed, is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. ''H. mantegazzianum'' is also known as cartwheel-flower, giant cow parsley, giant cow parsnip, or hogsb ...

''), hogweed (''

Heracleum sphondylium ''Heracleum sphondylium'', commonly known as hogweed, common hogweed or cow parsnip, is a herbaceous perennial or biennial plant, in the umbelliferous family Apiaceae that includes fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed. It is nati ...

''), lovage (''

Levisticum officinale Lovage (), ''Levisticum officinale'', is a tall perennial plant, the sole species in the genus ''Levisticum'' in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae. It has been long cultivated in Europe, the leaves being used as a herb, the roots as a veg ...

''), water dropwort ( ''Oenanthe'' species), parsnip (''

Pastinaca sativa The parsnip (''Pastinaca sativa'') is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley, all belonging to the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long taproot has cream-colored skin an ...

''), ''

Peucedanum ''Peucedanum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Species It contains the following species: * ''Peucedanum abbreviatum'' E. Mey. * ''Peucedanum acaule'' R.H.Shan & M.L.Sheh * ''Peucedanum achaicum'' Halácsy * '' Pe ...

'' species, burnet-saxifrage (''

Pimpinella saxifraga ''Pimpinella saxifraga'', known as burnet-saxifrage, solidstem burnet saxifrage, lesser burnet is a plant species in the family Apiaceae, a native of the British Isles and temperate Europe and Western Asia. It is neither a burnet, which its l ...

''), moon carrot (''

Seseli libanotis ''Seseli libanotis'', also known by the common names moon carrot, mountain stone-parsley, or säfferot, is a species of herb in the genus '' Seseli'' of the carrot family, ''Apiaceae''. It is native to Eurasia, throughout which it is widespread. ...

''), ''

Silaum ''Silaum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot/parsley family, Apiaceae. There are currently ten species placed into the genus, a list of which is provided below. Description Plants in the genus ''Silaum'' have umbels which are characte ...

'' species, ''

Sison amomum ''Sison amomum'' is one of several species of plant in the genus of '' Sison'', its common name is stone parsley and it is native to Western and Southern Europe, North Africa and Turkey. The species and genus are flowering plants in the family ...

'', great water-parsnip (''

Sium latifolium ''Sium latifolium'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names great water-parsnip, greater water-parsnip, and wideleaf waterparsnip. It is native to much of Europe, Kazakhstan, and Siberia. This plant grows ...

'') and hedge parsleys (''

Torilis ''Torilis'' is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae which are known generally as the hedge parsleys. They are native to Eurasia and North Africa but have been introduced to other continents. ''T. arvensis'' is quite widespread in North Ameri ...

'' species). ;Pupa The light brown pupa is in an open network cocoon and is normally found in detritus on the ground or occasionally on the leaf, or in a petiole groove.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5382111 Epermeniidae Leaf miners Moths described in 1783 Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by Johann August Ephraim Goeze