Monochroa servella Zeller, 1839)
on Primula

Primula farinosa, Austria; from Klimesch (1958a).
mine
Large, very transparant, full depth blotch that begins in the basal part of the leaf; in this oldest part most of the frass is accumulated. The mine is strongly folded lengthwise, and the two halves of the leave are more or less folded together. The full grown larva leaves the mine and attaches its pupa to the apical part of a fresh leave.
host plants
Primulaceae, monophagous
Primula farinosa, veris.
phenology
Larvae in May (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia to Italy, and from Portugal to Bulgaria and Central Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
larva
Dark red, mottled greyish white (Hering, 1957a).
pupa
Described by Patočka & Turčáni (2005a); see also Lepiforum.
synonyms
Xystophora, Monochroa, farinosae (Stainton, 1867).
references
Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Hering (1957a), Kaitila 1996a), Klimesch (1958a)m Klimesch & Skala (1936a), Lepiforum (2022), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Skala (1950a), Šumpich, Liška & Dvořák (2011a), Šumpich, Žemlička & Dvořák (2013a).