from Baldizzone, Nel & Sutter (1992a); foto Baldizzone

case

Dark brown, laterally compressed, composite leaf case of 7 – 8 mm with a mouth angle of c. 30°. The case is composed of 10-15 imbricated v-shaped leaf fragments.

hostplants

Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous

Artemisia alba.

phenology

Hibernation probably as larva.

distribution within Europe

Southern France, Spain; Hungary, Croatia; South Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

references

Baldizzone, Nel & Sutter (1992a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Richter & Pastorális (2015a).

15/05/2017