Pseudoswammerdamia combinella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe and Anatolia.

Pseudoswammerdamia combinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Pseudoswammerdamia
Species:	P. combinella
Binomial name
Pseudoswammerdamia combinella (Hübner, 1786)
Synonyms
Tinea combinella Hübner, 1786

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The head is white, sometimes fuscous-mixed. Forewings are light greyish -ochreous more or less irrorated with white; base of dorsum fuscous; several longitudinal series of dark fuscous marks; a roundish golden-ochreous apical spot, partly edged anteriorly with dark fuscous; apical cilia fuscous, with two black lines. The larva is dull green; dorsal line darker; subdorsal series of dull red dots; head yellowish.[1]

The moth flies from April to May..

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa.

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

References

External links

• Pseudoswammerdamia combinella at UKmoths

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