Bucculatrix cantabricella Chrétien, 1898
Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae
mine
Narrow corridor, followed by a very irregular blotch. The larva mines all its life (unusual for a Bucculatrix). Pupation external, in a whitish, spindle-shaped, strongly ribbed cocoon.
hostplants
Convolvulaceae, narrowly monophagous
Convolvulus cantabrica.
phenology
Larvae in June; hibernation probably as pupa.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Western and central Mediterranean Region, eastwards to Slovakia and Macedonia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
pupa
Described by Patočka (1996a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
references
Hering (1957a), Laštůvka Z, Laštůvka A, Liška, Marek, Skyva & Vávra (1992a), Patočka (1996a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a), Triberti (1980b).
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