Perittia echiella

Perittia echiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Perittia
Species:	P. echiella
Binomial name
	Perittia echiella; (de Joannis, 1902)
Synonyms
	Mendesia echiella de Joannis, 1902; Mendesia symphytella Walsingham, 1907; Elachista eremella Amsel, 1935; Mendesia podonosmella Amsel, 1931;

Perittia echiella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Sicily and in Greece.

The wingspan is about 11 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Echium decaisnei, Echium lusitanicum, Echium plantagineum, Podonosma orientalis and Symphytum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3] Larvae can be found from March onwards.

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