Micrurapteryx kollariella (Zeller, 1838)

Cytisus scoparius, Belgium, prov. Limburg © Frank Van de Meutter
mine
The mine begins as a starlike, lobed blotch on top of the midrib. It develops into an upper-surface blotch that occupies almost the entire leaflet. The colour is light green at first, soon turning brown. Almost all frass is ejected out of the mine. The larva is capable of leaving the mine and restarting elsewhere. Pupation external.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Adenocarpus complicatus; Cytisophyllum sessilifolium; Cytisus hirsutus, scoparius; Genista germanica, sericea, tinctoria; Laburnum anagyroides; Lembotropis nigricans; Lupinus; Petteria ramentacea.
phenology
Larvae in June and September – October (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Europe, but without the British Islands, Fennoscandia and adjacent northern regions (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Grandi (1931a, 1933a) gives a detailed description of the morphology of the larva.
pupa
Described by Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
synonyms
Gracillaria, Micrurapterix, Parectopa kollariella.
references
Beiger (1979a), Biesenbaum (2010a), Buhr (1964a), Buszko (1992b), Buszko & Beshkov (2004a), Csóka (2003a), Doets (1946a), van Frankenhuyzen & Houtman (1972a), Grandi (1931a, 1933a), Hartig (1939a), Hering (1931-32f, 1936b, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Huemer & Erlebach (2003a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ellis (2007a), Klimesch (1950c, 1958c), Klimesch & Skala (1936b), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2015a), Leutsch (2011a), Maček (1999a), de Meijere (1924a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2013a), Skala (1951a), Starý (1930a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a), Žemlička (2011a), Zoerner (1969a).