Phyllonorycter dubitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Kirichenko, N. I., Akulov, E. N., Triberti, P. & Ponomarenko, M. G., 2017, New records of the leaf mining Gracillariid moths (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Asian part of Russia, Far Eastern Entomologist 346, pp. 1-12 : 5-6

Phyllonorycter dubitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Russia: Krasnoyarsk krai, Krasnoyarsk, Trosten-

tsovo, private garden (dacha), Salix caprea , 17.VII 2016, 1♀, reared from mine

(em. 22. VII 2016), gen. slides no. NK117- 16♀, N. Kirichenko.

DIAGNOSIS. Davis & Deschka (2001) included this species in hilarella group feeding on Salicaceae . The members of this group are characterized by the asymmetrical valvae, with a large, often curved spine typically arising near the apex of the left, more enlarged valva. This species is very similar to Ph. salicicolella

(Sircom, 1848); the only differences are the fusion of the first costal and dorsal strigulae in the male of Ph. salicicolella to form an angled band and a well defined lamella antevaginalis in the female genitalia of Ph. dubitella .

DISTRIBUTION. Europe: from United Kingdom to Ukraine (De Prins & De

Prins, 2017); Russia: European Central region (Baryshnikova, 2008), * Krasnoyarsk krai.

HOST PLANTS. Monophagous species on Salix (Salicaceae) . In Europe: S.

appendiculata, S. aurita , S. caprea , S. fragilis , S. inerea , S. pedicellata (Stackelberg, 1955; Ellis, 2017; De Prins & De Prins, 2017). In Siberia the host plant is

Salix caprea according to our observations.