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Aristaea pavoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and Poland to Italy, as well as central and southern Russia.

Aristaea pavoniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Aristaea
Species:	A. pavoniella
Binomial name
Aristaea pavoniella (Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Gracilaria pavoniella Zeller, 1847 Micrurapteryx pavoniella

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Aster alpinus, Aster amellus and Aster bellidiastrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts with a very shallow lower-surface corridor, continuing as a large full depth tentiform mine. The upper surface shows a distinct keel. Within this keel the larva spins a cocoon, in which it retires during feeding pauses. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

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