Isidiella divitella

Isidiella divitella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, on the Iberian Peninsula, Corsica and Sardinia.[1]

Isidiella divitella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Isidiella
Species:
I. divitella
Binomial name
Isidiella divitella
(Constant, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora divitella Constant, 1885
  • Stagmatophora tyrrhenica Amsel, 1939

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Helichrysum italicum, Helichrysum italicum serotinum, Helichrysum stoechas and Santolina species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from July to August.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isidiella divitella.
Wikispecies has information related to Isidiella divitella.
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-08-30.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.