Cnephasia sedana (Constant, 1884)
mine
Not too small, full depth, irregular blotch, usually in the leaf base, close to the midrib. Older larvae live free among spun leaves (Hering, 1957a). Mined leaves are spun together when the larva leaves them.
host plants
Polyphagous
Adenostyles; Astrantia; Centaurea; Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum; Primula auricula.
Mentioned by Maček (1999a) from Rhodiola rosea.
distribution within Europe
From Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Pinacula black.
notes
High-alpine species (Klimesch, 1942c).
references
Hering (1957a), Huisman, Koster, Muus & van Nieukerken (2013a), Klimesch (1942c), Klimesch & Skala (1936a), Maček (1999a), Thomann (1956a).