Scrobipalpa gallicella (Constant, 1885)
Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae
mine
The larva spins a number of leaves together into a bunch, and eats one after the other out. Pupation external.
hostplants
Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous
Artemisia alba, caerulescens subsp. gallica.
phenology
Possibly several generations.
distribution within Europe
Fance, Hungary, Iberian Peninsula, Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Body with red or reddish brown length lines; head and pronotum darker, reddish.
synonyms
Gnorimoschema gallicella.
references
Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Huemer & Karsholt (2010a), Hering (1957a).
13/05/2011