Stenoptilia graphodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)

mine

Larva among some strongly folded spun leaves.

host plants

Gentianaceae, monophagous

Gentiana asclepiadea.

Only host plant (Schmid)

phenology

Hering (1957a) writes of two generations, with living larvae in autumn and in June, but according to Gielis (1996a) moths fly only in July and August, which implies a single generation.

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2011).

NE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2011).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2011).

distribution within Europe

From Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Bulgaria (Fauna Europaea, 2011).

larva

Older larvae pale green with a dark dorsal line and the other length lines whitish. Also see Schmid.

synonyms

Stenoptilia graphodactylus.

references

Bigot, Nel & Picard (2009a), Bigot & Picard (2008a), Gielis (1996a), Hering (1957a), Schmid (2019a), Schütze (1931a), Szőcs (1977a).