Scythris potentillella (Zeller, 1847)
sorrel owlet
on Rumex
parasite
Larvae in silken tubes at the base of the plant.
host plants
Polygonaceae, monophagous
Rumex acetosella.
Whether the species would live also on Rumex acetosa is moot.
phenology
Bivoltoine.
distribution within Europe
references
Baldizzone (2004a), Emmet & Langmaid (2002b), Groenen (2009a), Huisman & Koster (1999a), Malkiewicz & Dobrzański (2011a, Schütze (1931a), Sutter (1994a), Wegner (2010a).