Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)
Capparis spinosa, Greece, Peloponnisos, Olympia © Paul van Wielink
Capparis spinosa, Spain, Almeria, Enix; © Ginny Clarke
mine
Full depth, very irregular, initially corridor-like, later more blotch-like mines. The larva makes several mines. The black-green, coarse frass grains are ejected for a large part. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Capparidaceae, monophagous
Capparis spinosa.
phenology
Mining larvae from September till March. Larvae of the summer generation feed in shoots, buds and fruits (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Spain, Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Italy, Dalmatia, Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
synonyms
Laspeyresia capparidana.
references
Buhr (1930a), Clarke (2011a), Hering (1957a, 1967a).
30/10/2012