Digitivalva reticulella explained

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]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.^[2]

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.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223521/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434103 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/d/digitivalva_reticulella.html Swedish Moths
3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219061129/http://bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/digitivalva/reticulella/reticulella.htm . 2009-02-19 . dead .