GRACILLARIIDAE | Gracillariinae

15.016 Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender)

ws: 9–10mm (MBGBI2), fw 4.5-5.0mm (Sterling & Parsons); bivoltine - May, Aug; perforate/slender St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum/pulchrum); common throughout UK.
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Euspilapteryx auroguttella §1
ID: Forewing shining dark fuscous with four golden spots - dorsal basal, dorsal pretornal, subcostal antemedian and costal preapical
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020
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Page published 07/08/2020 (§1)