Perittia piperatella

Perittia piperatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.

Perittia piperatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Perittia
Species:	P. piperatella
Binomial name
Perittia piperatella (Staudinger, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Elachista piperatella Staudinger, 1859 Polymetis piperatella Mendesia joannisiella Mendes, 1909

The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Cistus ladanifer. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3] Larvae can be found from November to March.