Glyphipterix equitella (Scopoli, 1763)
stonecrop fanner
on Aeonium, Sedum
mine
The larva mimes a leaf completely out, often also (part of) the stem. Mined parts turn white and die. Pupation external.
host plants
Crassulaceae, oligophagous
Aeonium arboreum; Sedum acre, album, anglicum.
phenology
Larvae are full fed in late May; univoltine (Pelham-Clinton, 1985c).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia to Iberia, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete, and from Ireland to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Body pale yellow, pinacula small, black; head black; prothoracic and anal plate blackish brown; legs brown-ringed. Abd-9 dorsally with an additional transverse, blackish brown sclerite (Pelham-Clinton, 1985c).
pupa
In a cocoon, usually among the leaves of the hostplant.
synonyms
Glyphipterix minorella Snellen, 1882.
references
Baldizzone (2008a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Buhr (1937a), Ernst (2009a), Hering (1957a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2004a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Pelham-Clinton (1985c), De Prins (1998a), Robbins (1991a), Szőcs (1977a), Takács & Szabóky (2018a), Thomann (1956a).