Crinopteryx familiella Peyerimhoff, 1871

mine

Fleck mine; opening small, oval or slit-like. Larva in an oval case made of plant material, without sand grains etc.

hostplants

Cistaceae, oligophagous

Cistus ldanfer, psilosepalus, salviifolius; ? Helianthemum; Tuberaria lignosa.

phenology

Larvae in early spring, from March on (Hering, 1957a)

distribution within Europe

Western Mediterranean: France, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

references

Corley (2005a), Hering (1957a), Nunes (2021a).