Leucoptera sinuella

Scotch bent-wing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. sinuella
Binomial name
Leucoptera sinuella
(Reutti, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Cemiostoma sinuella Reutti, 1853
  • Paraleucoptera sinuella
  • Cemiostoma susinella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Leucoptera susinella

Leucoptera sinuella, also known as the scotch bent-wing,[1] is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.[2] It is also found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and North Africa. It is also invasive to South America, mainly in Argentina and Chile, and has been present there since 2015.[3][4][5]

The wingspan is about 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in).[6]

Eggs

Eggs are deposited on the upperside of the leaf, mostly in groups of 5–10 along a vein. Although rare, a single egg can also be deposited. The empty shells are flat, circular and shining. [1]

Larvae

The larvae have a head and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles, and six thoracic and abdominal legs.[7]

The larvae feed on Populus alba, Populus candicans, Populus deltoides, Populus gileadensis, Populus nigra, Populus tremula, Salix aurita, Salix caprea, Salix cinerea, Salix fragilis, Salix purpurea. [1]

A larva forms a large, black-centred blotch on the upper surface of a leaf before mining the leaves of their host plant. There are sometimes several larvae to a leaf as mines may merge.[1][8]

Pupa

The pupae have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[7]


Pupation

Pupation is solitary and external, under a conspicuous white spinning in the shape of the letter "H".[1] Pupation occurs mostly on the leaf. There is an exit slit in the upper epidermis.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dr. Ellis, Willem N. (15 February 2018). "Leucoptera sinuella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Leucoptera sinuella (Reutti, 1853)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. ^ German SAN BLAS; Viviana QUIROGA; Miriam HOLGALDO. "Detection of the poplar moth". Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ Sebastián Yánes-Segovia; Claudio C Ramíres; Richard L Lindroth; Eduardo Fuentes-Contreras (13 July 2023). Christopher Fettig (ed.). "Resistance against Leucoptera sinuella". Journal of Economic Entomology. 116 (5). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ Laura Sánchez-Aros; Abel F. O. Queiroz; Jorge Guajardo; Wilson Barros-Parada; Glenn P. Svensson; Jan Bergmann (31 December 2024). "Characterization of a Novel Male Pheromone Compound in Leucoptera sinuella". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Hantsmoths — Leucoptera Sinuella". Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b Brian Pitkin; William Ellis; Colin Plant; Rob Edmunds. "Leucoptera Sinuella". Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Leucoptera Sinuella". Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Leucoptera Sinuella in Belgium". Retrieved 15 January 2025.