Augasma aeratella
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Augasma aeratella is a moth
of the Coleophoridae
family. It is found in most of Europe
(except most Fennoscandia
and parts of the Balkan Peninsula). The habitat consists of open landscapes of forest-steppe and steppe biotopes.
The wingspan
is 9-10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.
The larva live in fusiform galls on the stems of Polygonum aviculare
, Polygonum arenarium and Polygonum lapathifolium. They can be found from late June to mid of August.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Coleophoridae
Coleophoridae
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family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
(except most Fennoscandia
Fennoscandia
Fennoscandia and Fenno-Scandinavia are geographic and geological terms used to describe the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia and Finland...
and parts of the Balkan Peninsula). The habitat consists of open landscapes of forest-steppe and steppe biotopes.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 9-10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.
The larva live in fusiform galls on the stems of Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare or Common Knotgrass is a plant related to buckwheat and dock. It is also called birdweed, pigweed and lowgrass. It is an annual found in fields and wasteland, with white flowers from June to October....
, Polygonum arenarium and Polygonum lapathifolium. They can be found from late June to mid of August.