Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908

Phaxgnalon saxatile, La Gomera; from Klimesch (1979a)
mine
Young larvae make a rather long, little winding, corridor with a fairly broad central frass line (upper). Older larvae make large fleck mines from the leaf margin (lower).
hostplants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Phagnalon saxatile.
phenology
Larvae found in November – December.
distribution within Europe
Spain, Mallorca, Canary Islands, Rhodes (Klimesch, 1979a).
references
Hering (1957a), Klimesch (1979a).
Last modified 16.ix.2018