Digitivalva reticulella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Digitivalva |
Species: | D. reticulella |
Binomial name | |
Digitivalva reticulella (Hubner, 1796) | |
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Digitivalva reticulella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Portugal, Slovenia, much of the Balkan Peninsula, and Lithuania.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm.
The larvae feed on Filago, Gnaphalium luteoalbum, Helichrysum arenarium, Logfia arvensis, and Omalotheca sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plants. Larvae have a yellow body and a brown head. They can be found from March to April.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Swedish Moths
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Digitivalva reticulella |
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