Zelleria oleastrella (Millière, 1864)

olive ermine

on Olea

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 22.vi.2019 © Laurens van der Linde

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parasite

Larvae between spin leaves, making very untidy fleck mines; pupation in a white cottony cocoon, attached to a leaf or to the bark.

host plants

Oleaceae, monophagous

Olea europaea.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Meert.

references

Kaçar & Ulusoy (2011a), Lepiforum (2023), Meert (2018a), Nel & Nel (2003a).