Digitivalva granitella explained

Digitivalva granitella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most of Continental Europe, except Fennoscandia, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Baltic region, the western part of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[1]

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to July and again from August to September in two generations per year. The adult overwinters and reappears the following spring.[3]

The larvae feed on Inula conyza. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[4] Larvae can be found from April to May and again from June to July.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305193419/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434121 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=1106 LOT Moths and Butterflies
  3. Web site: Lepidoptera of Belgium . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110215213812/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Acrolepiidae/Dgranitella.htm . 2011-02-15 . dead .
  4. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2012-04-06 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210443/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/digitivalva/granitella/granitella.htm . dead .

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