Scythris polycarpaeae Klimesch, 1986

Polycarpaea nivea, Tenerife; scale line = 10 mm; from Klimesch (1986a)
mine
The larva completely mines several leaves that haven been spun together. Frass grains are trapped in the spinning. Pupation external.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Polycarpaea nivea.
Larvae were also found on P. tenuis, but no mines were made there.
phenology
Larvae from January till March.
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
references
Klimesch (1986a).
Last modified 9.ii.2020