Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)
mine
Initially an epidermal corridor, later a shallow tentiform mine. In the end the larva lives free under a folded leaf tip.
hostplants
Hypericaceae, monophagous
Hypericum canariense, glandulosum, x inodorum, reflexum.
phenology
Larvae in March (Hering, 1957a).
distribution within Europe
Madeira, Canary Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
references
Aguiar & Karsholt (2006a), Hering (1927a, 1957a), Klimesch (1979a).