Digitivalva pulicariae explained

Digitivalva pulicariae is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Poland.^[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from August to, after overwintering, May of the following year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[4] The larvae are yellowish green with a brown head. They can be found from June to July.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221036/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434113 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501015630/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=180660&p=1 . 2011-05-01 . dead .
3. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=472 UKMoths
4. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720052846/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/digitivalva/pulicariae/pulicariae.htm . 2014-07-20 . dead .