Leucoptera nieukerkeni Mey, 1994
Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae
Acer monspessulanum, Greece, Akhaia, Kalavrita; leg E van Nieukerken & C Doorenweerd; © EvN
another mine
mine
Large upper-surface blotch with dispersed frass. The mine starts with a short, strongly contorted gallery.
hostplants
Sapindaceae, monophagous
Acer monspessulanum.
phenology
The pictures above, with living larvae, were made in early November.
distribution within Europe
Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
references
Mey (1994a).
15/01/2012