Vulcaniella grandiferella Sinev, 1986
Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae
mine
Irregularly shaped mine, mostly bwtween two main veins near the leaf base. The larva makes several mines, and spends most of its time outside the mine, in a silken tunnel under the leaf. Frass is ejected and accumulates near the entrance of the mine. Mines preferably in lower leaves, lying on the ground. Pupation external, often on the leaf.
hostplants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Salvia aethiopis, sclarea.
distribution within Europe
Serbia, Macedonia, Greece; Ukraine, South Russia (Fauna Europae, 2009).
synonyms
Many older records of Vulcaniella pomposella in fact refer to grandiferella.
references
Koster & Sinev (2003a).
31.vii.2009