Cacochroa permixtella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
mine
Narrow, full depth, very transparent corridor, line with some silk, that often follows a vein for a large part. The corridor is not straight but has many recesses or short lateral branches. Almost all frass is ejected through a few clearly visible openings. Pupation outside the mine.
host plants
Oleaceae, monophagous
Phillyrea angustifolia, latifolia.
phenology
Mining larvae in autumn; after the winter they live free in a rolled leaf (Hering, 1934c).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Mediterranean Region (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva, pupa
See Fetz, Patočka.
synonyms
Cacophyia permixtella.
references
Amsel & Hering (1933a), Buhr (1941a), Fetz (1994a), Hering (1934c, 1936b, 1957a, 1967a), Klimesch (1942a), Lvovsky, Sinev, Kravchenko & Müller (2016a), Patočka (1997a), Skala (1950a).