Heliozela sericiella
| Heliozela sericiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Heliozela |
| Species: | H. sericiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliozela sericiella (Haworth, 1828) | |
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Heliozela sericiella is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Spain, Slovenia and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1]
The wingspan is 6–8 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in May and June in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus robur and Quercus suber. Young larvae bore in the petiole, bark or a twig of their host plant. This causes the petiole to swell gall-like. When almost fully grown, it moves through the midrib into the blade, creating a small blotch. Finally, an oval excision is made, which the larvae uses to vacate the mine and drop to the ground. Here, pupation takes place. The pupa overwinters.[4] Larvae can be found from June to July.
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