Tischeria ekebladella

Tischeria ekebladella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in most of Europe and the Caucasus.

Tischeria ekebladella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tischeriidae
Genus:	Tischeria
Species:	T. ekebladella
Binomial name
Tischeria ekebladella (Bjerkander, 1795)
Synonyms
Phalaena ekebladella Bjerkander, 1795 Tinea complanella Hubner, 1817 Tischeria complanella Porrectaria rufipennis Haworth, 1828 Aphelosetia rufipennella Stephens, 1834 Aphelosetia fulvescens Stephens, 1834 Tinea ricciardella Costa, 1836

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous yellow, suffusedly irrorated with fuscous towards the costa posteriorly and apex. Hindwings rather dark grey. Closely resembles Tischeria dodonea. Certain identification requires examination of a genitalia preparation. ^[1][2][3]

Adults are on wing from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Castanea mollissima, C. sativa, Quercus cerris, Q. dalechampii, Q. faginea, Q. frainetto, Q. macranthera, Q. macrocarpa, Q. macrolepis, Q. pedunculiflora, Q. petraea, Q. pubescens, Q. robur, Q. rubra and Q. serrata × turneri. They mine the leaves of their host plant.