Ochromolopis ictella explained

Ochromolopis ictella is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found from Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from France to Ukraine.^[1] It is also found in North Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Thesium species, including Thesium bavarum. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant.^[4] Larvae are greenish with a pale brown head.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225402/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438375 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.soceurlep.eu/tl_files/nota/bd28_2/06%20Gaedike.pdf Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae)
3. Web site: Ochromolopis ictella - Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze . 2011-10-25 . 2012-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402082840/http://www.wmap.cz/opk/mot/motyl/mot1048.htm . dead .
4. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-10-25 . 2013-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130824115720/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/ochromolopis/ictella/ictella.htm . dead .