Digitivalva valeriella

Digitivalva valeriella
Wing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Digitivalva
Species:
D. valeriella
Binomial name
Digitivalva valeriella
(Snellen, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia valeriella Snellen, 1878
  • Acrolepia volgensis Toll, 1958

Digitivalva valeriella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia.[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Inula britannica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from October to May and again from July to August.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-06.


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