Perittia piperatella
Species of moth
| Perittia piperatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Perittia |
| Species: | P. piperatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Perittia piperatella (Staudinger, 1859)[1] | |
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Perittia piperatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.
The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Cistus ladanifer. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from November to March.
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