Crinopteryx familiella Peyerimhoff, 1871

mine

Fleck mine; opening small, oval or slit-like. Larva in an oval case made of plant material, without sand grains etc.

hostplants

Cistaceae, oligophagous

Cistus; Helianthemum.

phenology

Larvae in early spring, from March on (Hering, 1957a)

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Western Mediterranean: France, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

references

Hering (1957a).