Leucoptera lathyrifoliella (Stainton, 1866)
southern bent-wing

Lathyrus sylvestris; from Hering (1933b)
mine
Flat, upper-surface, oval blotch without a preceding gallery, with clear amounts of greenish frass. Sometimes more than one mine in a leaflet, that can merge. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Fabaceae, narrowly monophagous
Lathyrus latifolius, linifolius, pannonicus, pratensis, sylvestris, tuberosus.
phenology
Larve from June to late August (Emmet, 1985a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Finland to the Alps, and from Britain to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Widest in the metathorax; segment limits deeply constricted. Head shining pale yellow (darker in earlier instars), mouth parts light brown. Prothoracic plate divided, obscure, with a pair of darkened spots anteriorly. Thoracic feet small, shining pale yellow like the (Emmet, 1985a).
references
Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Buszko (1981a), Emmet (1985a), Hering (1933b, 1957a), Kaila & Wikström (2004a), Mey (1994a), Šulcs (1996a), Stammer (2016a), Szőcs (1977a), Wörz (1957a).
31/03/2017