Perittia herrichiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)Non-native    Synonyms: Hodges #1077.1.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Elachistidae   >   Genus Perittia   

Where to find:

Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon under the bark of the host plant (BugGuide).

Relationships:

Larvae are leaf miners of Lonicera alpigena, Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera xylosteum and Symphoricarpos albus (BugGuide).

There are 4 records in the project database.

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A Perittia herrichiella in Washington Co., Maryland (5/24/2020). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Perittia herrichiella in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)


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