Caloptilia laurifoliae (Hering 1927)

Laurus novocanariensis; from Hering (1927a)
mine
Lower- or upper-surface, epidermal, corridor that usually begins on the midrib and runs towards the leaf margin. Here a tentiform mine is made that partly is hidden under the folded leaf margin. The older larva lives free in a leaf roll. Mines usually in the young leaves.
host plants
Lauraceae, monophagous
Laurus novocanariensis.
phenology
Mining larvae in April, May (Hering, 1957a).
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands, Madeira (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
synonyms
Caloptilia laurifoliella (Rebel, 1939).
references
Aguiar & Karsholt (2006a), Hering (1927a, 1957a), Krauss (1964a).
Last modified 21.iii.2021