''Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is found in all of
Europe, except the
Iberian Peninsula and the
Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
.
The
wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are shining golden-ochreous; a short whitish median streak from base; a fascia at 1/4, another at 1/2, two posterior costal and three dorsal wedge-shaped spots shining whitish, anteriorly blackish-margined; some blackish scales in disc between spots and towards apex. Hindwings are grey. The larva is green - whitish; dorsal line darker green; head pale greenish.
There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.
The
larvae feed on ''
Lonicera alpigena'',
''Lonicera'' × ''bella'', ''
Lonicera caerulea'', ''
Lonicera deflexicalyx'', ''
Lonicera flava
''Lonicera flava'' (commonly known as yellow honeysuckle) is a species of honeysuckle native to the central and eastern United States. It is a woody vine with yellow-orange flowers that are slightly fragrant.
Description
''Lonicera flava'' is ...
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Lonicera gracilipes'', ''
Lonicera ledebourii'', ''
Lonicera maackii'', ''
Lonicera morrowii
''Lonicera morrowii'', the Morrow's honeysuckle, is a deciduous honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to Japan, Korea, and Northeast China. It is a shrub, reaching a height of 2–2.5 m, with oblong leaves 4–6 cm long. I ...
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Lonicera nigra
''Lonicera nigra'', known in English as black-berried honeysuckle is a bush honeysuckle native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.
References
External links
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nigra
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus ...
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Lonicera orientalis'', ''
Lonicera periclymenum'', ''
Lonicera prostrata
Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus ''Lonicera'' () of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Approximately 180 species of honeysuckle have been identified in both con ...
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Lonicera rupicola
Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus ''Lonicera'' () of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Approximately 180 species of honeysuckle have been identified in both contin ...
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Lonicera tatarica
''Lonicera tatarica'' is a species of honeysuckle known by the common name Tatarian honeysuckle. Native to Eurasia, the plant is one of several exotic bush honeysuckles present in North America, being considered an invasive species there.
Descrip ...
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Lonicera webbiana
Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus ''Lonicera'' () of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Approximately 180 species of honeysuckle have been identified in both contin ...
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Lonicera xylosteum
''Lonicera xylosteum'', commonly known as fly honeysuckle, European fly honeysuckle, dwarf honeysuckle or fly woodbine is a deciduous shrub.
The glossy red (or occasionally yellow) berries of this shrub are mildly poisonous to humans –& ...
'' and ''
Symphoricarpos albus''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
External links
Craves, J.A. (2017) Native birds exploit leaf-mining moth larvae using a new North American host, non-native ''Lonicera maackii'', Écoscience, 24:3-4, 81-90
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2017.1367908
emberizaepenella
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Peter Friedrich Bouché
Moths described in 1834
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