Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843)
rock groundling
mine
At first a linear mine that invades the leaf from the base up. Later leaves are slit open fom the side and completely mined out. Mines mainly in the lower leaves. While moving from one leaf to the other some silk is produced. Mined leaves turn yellow, bulge up a bit and buckle; in such a leaf the pupation takes place.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Antennaria dioica.
References to Gnaphalium = Omalothecium supinum are erroneous (Sattler, 1986a; Huemer & Karsholt, 2010a).
phenology
Larvae from June to August (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, and Romania, and from Ireland to South Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Described by Klimesch (1943c). Whitish with three yellow, later red length lines; prothoracic shield with black markings.
synonyms
Gnorimoschema murinella; Lita cacuminum: Klimesch (1943c) – see Huemer & Karsholt (1998a, 2010a).
references
Baldizzone (2008a), Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Heckford (2001a, 2010a), Hering (1957a), Huemer & Karsholt (1998a, 2010a), Jansen (1999a), Kaitila (1996a), Klimesch (1943c, 1958a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2006a), Pröse (1997a), Sattler (1986a), Skala (1950a), Szőcs (1977a).