Digitivalva arnicella explained

Digitivalva arnicella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland and Lithuania.[1]

The wingspan is 11mm13mm. Adults are on wing in May.[2]

The larvae feed on Arnica montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] The larvae are white. They can be found from autumn to May.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222640/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434101 Fauna Europaea
  2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501014328/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=180650&p=1 . 2011-05-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419081811/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/acrolepiopsis/vesperella/vesperella.htm . 2012-04-19 . dead .

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