Vulcaniella klimeschi (Riedl, 1966)

Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae

mine

Full depth corridor along the midrib, continued in a blotch. The inside of the mine is covered with silk, and contais no frass. The larva constructs a silken case at the beginning of the mine, and covers it with frass.

hostplants

Lamiaceae, narrowly oligophagous

Salvia ringens.

distribution within Europe

Macedonia, mainland Greece, Crete.

references

Koster & Sinev (2003a).

31.vii.2009