Gracillariidae : Gracillariinae
Parectopa ononidis
PARECTOPA ononidis (Zeller, 1839)
Parectopa ononidis
PARECTOPA ononidis (Zeller, 1839)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Clover Slender
Wingspan: 7-9mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,
Luxembourg,Madeira,Malta,Sardinia,Sicily & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: England - nationally scarce - predominate in south-east
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Chalk Downland : Neutral Grassland : Coastal habitats
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewing is dark brown with silvery costal and dorsum streaks which are edged in black equidistant along the forewing with a silver dot in the apical area.
The endangered D.imperialella is similar to this species but lacks the silver basal spots on the dorsum and a conspicuous silver apical spot which is visible from the underside.
This moth is Nationally Scarce B under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan but is quite possibly overlooked and unrecorded in many areas within its range, especially as an adult, although commonly recorded as a leaf mine.
Wingspan: 7-9mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,
Luxembourg,Madeira,Malta,Sardinia,Sicily & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: England - nationally scarce - predominate in south-east
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Gracilaria ononidis (Zeller, 1839)
- Parectopa lespedezaefoliella Clemens, 1860
- Not Listed
Habitat: Chalk Downland : Neutral Grassland : Coastal habitats
Similar Species -
- Dialectica imperialella (Zeller, 1847)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewing is dark brown with silvery costal and dorsum streaks which are edged in black equidistant along the forewing with a silver dot in the apical area.
The endangered D.imperialella is similar to this species but lacks the silver basal spots on the dorsum and a conspicuous silver apical spot which is visible from the underside.
This moth is Nationally Scarce B under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan but is quite possibly overlooked and unrecorded in many areas within its range, especially as an adult, although commonly recorded as a leaf mine.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Ononis spinosa - Spiny Restharrow - mines leaves
- Trifolium fragiferum - Strawberry Clover - mines leaves
- Trifolium pratense - Red Clover - mines leaves
- Trifolium repens - White Clover - Dutch Clover - mines leaves
- Ononis spinosa - Spiny Restharrow - mines leaves
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gracillaroidea Gracillariidae Gracillariinae PARECTOPA Clemens 1860 Parectopa ononidis (Zeller, 1839) - Parectopa lespedezaefoliella Clemens, 1860 - GRACILARIA ononidis (Zeller, 1839) = Parectopa moniliella Tengström, 1848 = Parectopa ononiella Duponchel, 1843 = Parectopa argentipunctella Stainton, 1848 - Isis von Oken by Oken, Lorenz, 1779-1851 Volume v.32 1839 : Title Page : p.209 - n.14 - Not Listed |