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).