Cupedia cupediella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae

Pistacia terebinthus; mine from below (left) and above; from Klimesch (1940a)
mine
Initially an epidermal, sometimes branched, lower-surface corridor, later a lower-surface tentiform mine of about a cm in length, almost invariably at the leaf margin, with folded epidermis. The mine is eaten out untill only the veins remain. Pupation outside the mine in a dirty white, transparant small cocoon.
hostplants
Anacardiaceae, monophagous
Pistacia terebinthus.
phenology
Larvae in May (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Sardinia to Bulgaria and Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Pale yellowish green; head brown.
synonyms
Leucospilapteryx cupediella.
references
Buszko & Beshkov (2004a), Hering (1957a), Klimesch (1940a, 1942a, 1950c, 1956c), Matošević, Pernek, Dubravac & Barić (2009a).
24/04/2016