Perittia obscurepunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are light shining grey, somewhat darker-sprinkled ; plical stigma dark fuscous, elongate, followed by some whitish scales, second discal fuscous, indistinct. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish grey ;dorsal line darker ; head dark brown ; plate of 2 blackish.[1]
Adults are on wing from April to June.[2] [3]
The larvae feed on honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica), fly honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum) and sometimes common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus). They mine the leaves of their host plant. [4] Larvae can be found from June to early August.
It is found from Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees and Slovakia and from Ireland to the Baltic region and Poland.