Digitivalva reticulella
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.[1]
| 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) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on Filago, Gnaphalium luteoalbum, Helichrysum arenarium, Logfia arvensis, and Omalotheca sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plants.[3] 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.
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