Caloptilia roscipennella explained

Caloptilia roscipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of central and southern Europe.

Adults are on wing from August to May and hibernate.[1]

The larvae feed on Juglans regia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Older larvae leave the mine and live in a leaflet, rolled into a tube.[2] Pupation under a silk membrane in a conical roll at the edge of a leaf.

Notes and References

  1. http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Croscipennella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium
  2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2010-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419083638/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/caloptilia/roscipennella/roscipennella.htm . 2012-04-19 . dead .