Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)
vetch sober
Medicago cf lupulina, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Chimai: young, still mining larva © Steve Wullaert
mine
Larvae in a small full depth blotch, often with extensions. Frass concentrated in one corner of the mine. The mining activities may cause the leaf to roll inwards. Older larvae live free among spun leaves, but still they may make then fleck mines by feeding on the leaf tissue from a small opening.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Anthyllis vulneraria; Bituminaria bituminosa; Coronilla; Cytisus; Dorycnium rectum; Galega officinalis; Glycine max; Hymenocarpos circinnatus; Lathyrus pratensis, tuberosus; Lotus corniculatus; Medicago lupulina, monspeliaca, sativa; Melilotus albus; Onobrychis viciifolia; Ononispinnata, spinosa & subp. procurrens; Ornithopus; Oxytropis pilosa; Phaseolus vulgaris; Trifolium pratense, repens; Vicia cracca, faba.
phenology
Larvae in April – May (sometimes already in January), and again in July – September; only the larvae of the first generation make mines (Bland ao, 2002a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Entire Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
pupa
Described by Patočka (1997a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
synonyms
Aproaerema anthyllidellum; Anacampsis anthyllidella; Anacampsis, Aproaerema, Iwaruna psoralella (Millière, 1865).
notes
In the Canary Islands lives on Lotus glaucus the subspecies A. anthyllidella elachistella (Stainton, 1859) (Klimesch, 1984a).
references
Aguiar & Karsholt (2006a), Baldizzone (2008a), Beiger (1965a), Bella & Karsholt (2015a), Biesenbaum (1996a), Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Buhr (1935a, 1953a), Corley (2005a), Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Hering (1957a, 1967a), Huertas Dionisio (2005a, 2007a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2005a), Kaitila (1996a), Kasy (1965a), Klimesch (1958a), Kvičala (1938a), Leutsch (2011a), Lhomme (1934d), Patočka (1997a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins (2010a), Requena (2009a), Robbins (1991a), Skala (1950a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a).