Jordanita graeca (Jordan, 1907)
mine
The larva makes a number of very sloppy fleck mines by working itself with the front half of its under the lower epidermis of a leaf, and devouring in this position most leaf tissue. Thereby, the slit-like opening of the mine is at its margin.
hostplants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Centaurea melitensis, scabiosa; Cirsium creticum.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
From Croatia to Cyprus and from Central Russia to Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Compact, bristly built.
synonyms
Procris graeca.
references
Hering (1967a, 1964a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a).