Jordanita globulariae (Hübner, 1793)

mine

The larve begins by making a tiny full depth corridor. When the larve becomes bigger it starts living free. A number of times it makes a transverse slit in the lower epidermis, then eats away the leaf tissue, penetrating into the mine with the frontal part of its . The result is a number of fleck mines, without frass, with the opening in the form of a large, lateral slit. The larva mines till just before the pupation, that takes place externally (Ebert & Lussi, 1994a).

host plants

Polyphagous on herbs

Centaurea diffusa, jacea, nigra, “rhaetica supsp. tridentina”, scabiosa & subsp. adpressa, stoebe; Cirsium acaulon, laniflorum, pannonicum, tuberosum.

In the experience of Ebert & Lussi (1994a) the species is exclusively living on Centaurea, but see Guenin (2011a). Mines belonging to a Jordanita have been found on Plantago, but the miner could not be identified to the species level (Hering, 1957a).

The occurrence on Globularia is strongly doubted by Guenin (2011a).

phenology

Larvae from July till May (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).

NE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

All Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia, and the adjacent northern regions (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

Dull flesh-coloured with two yellow white dorsal lines; head black, prothoracic plate with dark marking.

pupa

Described by Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).

synonyms

Adscita, Ino, Procris globulariae.

references

Ebert & Lussi (1994a), Fernández-Rubio (1995a), Guenin (2011a), Hering (1957a, 1962a, 1964a), Lhomme (1934b), Maček (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins (1998a), Skala (1948a), Szőcs (1977a).