Orophia ferrugella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
mine
Full depth blotch, several cm long, parallel to the midrib. The larva makes several mines. Frass only in the first mine; from the subsequent once the frass is removed. The older larva lives free in a leaf spun into a tube.
host plants
Campanulaceae, narrowly monophagous
Campanula persicifolia, rotundifolia.
phenology
Larvae in spring (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 1009).
NE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Almost all Europe, except the British Isles and the Balkan Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepifoeum; see also Fetz, Patočka.
synonyms
Cryptolechia, Cephalispheira, Rhinosia ferrugella.
references
Buhr (1935a), Fetz (1994a), Hellers (1998a), Hering (1957a), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka (1997a), De Prins & Steeman (2013a), Skala (1950a, 1951a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a), Szőcs (1977a).