Perittia herrichiella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), een nieuwe bladmineerder voor België.

In the summer of 2023 mines and larvae of Perittia herrichiella (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) were found on the plant Lonicera xylosteum L. (Caprifoliaceae) in two locations in the province of Namur and one in the province of Luxembourg. This leaf miner occurs in many parts of Europe but has not yet been observed in the Benelux. In this article, general info about this species is provided, as well as some new information about bionomics. Finally, the Belgian observations are described and tips are given to distinguish P. herrichiella from other leaf miners living on the same host plant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]