Acalyptris maritima A & Z Laštuvka, 1997
Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae


Limonium sp.; A. limonii or maritima, Greece; from van Nieukerken (2007a)
mine
Egg on either side of leaf. Mine a full depth gallery, starting much contorted, often spirally. Frass in a brown, broken, central line, about half the width of the gallery. Pupation external, exit on leaf upperside.
hostplants
Plumbaginaceae, monophagous
Limonium vulgare.
phenology
At least three generations.
distribution within Europe
Coastal regions of Adriatic and Aegean Sea.
larva
Yellow.
pupa
In a whitish cocoon, generally spun on leaf underside.
references
A & Z Laštuvka (1997a), van Nieukerken (2007a).
05/07/2010
Last modified 28.vi.2017