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Alucita adriendenisi
Alucita adriendenisi is a small many-plumed moth (family Alucitidae) described from North America in 2004. The species was described by Bernard Landry and Jean-François Landry from specimens collected on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. It belongs to a family characterized by wings divided into multiple feather-like plumes. The species is distinguished from other North American Alucita by specific morphological features detailed in the original description.
Lonicerae
Lonicerae is a genus of gall midges (family Cecidomyiidae) described by Gagné in 2016. Species in this genus are associated with Lonicera (honeysuckle) plants, forming galls or other plant growth abnormalities. The genus belongs to the tribe Lasiopterini within the subfamily Cecidomyiinae.
Lonicerae lonicera
Honeysuckle gall midge
Lonicerae lonicera is a gall midge species in the family Cecidomyiidae that induces galls on honeysuckle plants (genus Lonicera). As a member of the gall midges, this species represents one of many cecidomyiids specialized in manipulating host plant tissue to form protective structures for larval development. The genus name Lonicerae directly references its association with honeysuckle hosts.
Perittia herrichiella
Perittia herrichiella is a small moth in the family Elachistidae, characterized by its leaf-mining larval stage on honeysuckles and related plants. The species has a trans-Palearctic distribution across Europe and has been introduced to North America, where it is established in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Adults are active in summer, while larvae feed internally in leaves of host plants.
Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella
Large Midget
A small leaf-mining moth in the family Gracillariidae with a wingspan of 9–10 mm. It reproduces exclusively by thelytokous parthenogenesis, with no males known to exist. Females nevertheless display diurnal calling behavior and produce sex pheromone compounds, despite the absence of mate attraction. The species is widespread across Europe and has been introduced to North America.
Phyllonorycter fragilella
Phyllonorycter fragilella is a small leaf-mining moth in the family Gracillariidae, with a wingspan of 8.5–9 mm. The species is known from eastern Canada and the north-central and northeastern United States. Larvae feed on honeysuckles (Lonicera), snowberries (Symphoricarpos), and milkberry (Chiococca alba), creating mines within host plant leaves.