Teleiopsis rosalbella (Fologne, 1862)
mine
Young larvae make a fairly straight corridor of c. 12 mm long and 0.5-0.8 mm wide, that suddenly widens into a small full depth blotch. Much frass in the corridor, none in the blotch. Older larvae live free in the upwards rolled leaf margin.
host plants
Polygonaceae, narrowly monophagous
Rumex scutatus.
phenology
Larvae in August (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2011).
NE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
distribution within Europe
From Belgium to Italy and Macecdonia, and from Germany to France (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
larva
Mining larvae light brown; free living larvae uniformly pale green with yellowish head.
synonyms
Adrasteia, Gelechia rosalbella.
references
de Bros & Thomann (1952a), Derra (1981a), Dufrane (1955a), Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Hering (1957a), Janmoulle (1955a), Klimesch (1950c), Szőcs (1977a).