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.
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| Heliozela resplendella Fenn's Moss, North Wales, | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Heliozela |
| Species: | H. resplendella
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| Heliozela resplendella | |
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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
edit- ^ 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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