Mantura matthewsi (Stephens, 1832)
mine
Corridor-blotch; frass irregular, compact, partly in clusters or threads. No egg shell visible at start of mine. Larva with thoracic feet, without prolegs. Pupation outside the mine.
host plants
Cistaceae, monophagous
Helianthemum nummularium.
phenology
Larvae in June-July (Hering, 1957a); univoltine, adults hibernate (Cox, 2007a; Doguet, 1994a).
BENELUX
BE recorded Cox (2007a).
NE not recorded by Beenen & Winkelman (1993a), but cited by Cox (2007a).
LUX recorded Cox (2007a).
distribution within Europe
From Britain to the Ukraine and southwards (Cox, 2007a).
larva
undescribed (Cox, 2007a).
pupa
undescribed (Cox, 2007a).
notes
The species’ name is spelled mathewsi in the Fauna Europaea (2007).
references
Bastazo, Vela & Petitpierre (1993a), Baviera & Biondi (2015a), Beenen & Winkelman (1993a), Cox (2007a), Doguet (19964a), Hering (1928a, 1930a, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Robbins (1991a).