Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847)

on Convolvulus, Ipomoea

mine

The larva spins leaves together, and mines them from a silken tube.

host plants

Convolvulaceae, oligophagous

Convolvulus althaeoides, arvensis, Ipomoea.

That the larvae would feed pn Prosopis (Fabaceae, Bidzilya ao) seems unlikely.

phenology

Larvae in May – June and November (Klimesch, 1984a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

France, Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus (Fauna Europaea, 2009)l Canary Islands (Klimesch, 1984a).

egg, larva, pupa

see Huertas Dionisio (2006a).

synonyms

Onebala lamprostoma.

references

Bella & Karsholt (2015a), Bidzilya, Karsholt, Kravchenko & Šumpich (2019a), Huertas Dionisio (2006a, 2007a), Klimesch (1984a), Requena (2009a).