Sauterina hofmanniella (Schleich, 1867)
Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae
mine
Strongly contracted lower-surface tentiform mine; the lower epidermis often torn. Upper surface mottled, because much tissue has been removed there. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Lathyrus linifolius, niger, tuberosus.
Also on other, unspecified, Fabaceae (Baldizzone, 2004a).
phenology
Larvae in July (Bengtsson & Johansson, 2011a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Sardinia, Italy, and Romania, and from France to Central Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Orange to red, without length lines; prothorax without markings (Hering, 1957a).
synonyms
Acrocercops hofmanniella.
references
Baldizzone (2004a), Beiger (1955a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Biesenbaum (2010a), Buszko (1992b), Hering (1957a), Michna (1975a), Steuer (1995a), Szőcs (1977a).
14/02/2017