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Aristaea pavoniella

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Aristaea pavoniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aristaea
Species:
A. pavoniella
Binomial name
Aristaea pavoniella
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
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.[3]

References

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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.