Millieria dolosalis (Heydenreich, 1851)
on dutchman’s pipe
Aristolochia pistolachia, host plant, with withered flowers, France, dép. Aveyron, Nant, 6.vii.2019 © Ruben Meert
young mine with larva
fully developed mine
larva
mine with cocoon
cocoon
pupa
mine
Large full depth blotch at the leaf margin. No initial corridor. Frass in grains, scattered through the mine. Larva solitary. Pupation in a discoidal cocoon within the mine. Prior to emergence the pupa works itself out of the mine (obs. Ruben Meert)
host plants
Aristolochiaceae, monophagous
Aristolochia clematitis, macrophylla, pistolochia.
phenology
Larvae in July and September (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europa, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Italy, and Greece, and from France to Central and South Russia (Fauna Europa, 2009).
predators
synonyms
Millieria dolosana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854).
references
Chrétien (1926a), Csóka (2003a), Dobreanu (1937a), Drăghia (1971a), Fusu (2017a), Hering (1957a), Kuznetsov (1990b), Lhomme (1934b), Parenti & Varalda (2000a), Skala (1951a,b), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sonderegger (2011a), Stolnicu (2007a, 2008a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a), Ureche (2010a), Utech (1962a).