Heliozela resplendella

Heliozela resplendella
	Heliozela resplendella Fenn's Moss, North Wales,
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Heliozelidae
Genus:	Heliozela
Species:	H. resplendella
Binomial name
	Heliozela resplendella; (Stainton, 1851)
Synonyms
	Aechmia resplendella Stainton, 1851;

Heliozela resplendella is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Romania and from Ireland to the Baltic region.

The wingspan is 5–7 mm. Head dark bronzy. Forewings dark greyish-bronze ; a white dorsal spot towards base, and another beyond middle. Hindwings rather dark brassy grey.^[2]

Adults are on wing from late May to July in one generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa, Alnus glutinosa x incana and Alnus incana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[4] Larvae can be found from June and July to October. When full-grown, they cut out an oval case, in which they descend to the ground to pupate.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ Ukmoths
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[3] Ukmoths

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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