Photedes morrisii (Dale, 1837)
Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
mine
Long, transparant gallery from the tip of the leaf to the base, where the larva becomes a borer in the stem or the rhizome. Much frass in the mine.
hostplants
Poaceae, monophagous
Schedonorus arundinaceus.
phenology
Larvae from August till May (Koch, 1958a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
distribution within Europe
From Sweden tot the Iberian peninsula, Sicily, and the Greek mainland, and from Britain to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
larva
Body bone coloured; head brown, prothoracic and anal plate black.
synonyms
Arenostola, Chortodes morrisii; Tapinostola bondi Knaggs, 1861.
references
Hering (1957a), Koch (1958a), Skala (1948a), Szőcs (1977a).
13/02/2017