Stephensia calpella (Walsingham, 1908)
Lepidoptera, Elachistidae

Ballota hirsuta, Spain; from Hering (1936b).
mine
Large, full depth blotch that begins at the leaf margin. Much silk is deposited inside, causing the mine to become strongly contracted. Much frass, in irregular grains, concentrated in the beginning of the mine. Pupation external.
hostplants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Ballota hirsuta.
phenology
Larvae in April – May (Hering, 1957a).
distribution within Europe
Spain (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Body pale greenish, head and prothoracic plate black.
pupa
Yellowish brown.
synonyms
Perittia bullatella (Chrétien, 1908) (cf. Kaila, 1999a).
references
Hering (1936b, 1957a), Kaila (1999a), Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen (1978a), Parenti & Pizzolato (2014a).
24/10/2014
Last modified 28.vi.2017