Fomoria empetrifolii A & Z Laštůvka 2000

Hypericum empetrifolium, Greece; from A & Z Laštuvka (2000b)
mine
Narrow corridor, generally along the leaf margin, widening into a blotch that occupies almost the complete leaf. The frass is concentrated in the basal part of the blotch. Mines are very inconspicuous, moreover, mined leaves are quickly shed. Pupation within the mine.
hostplants
Hypericaceae, narrowly monophagous
Hypericum empetrifolium.
phenology
Mines have been found in the second half of June – early July, but probably there are more generations.
distribution within Europe
Greece (Peloponnisos)
synonyms
Ectoedemia empetrifolii.
references
Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2000b), van Nieukerken, Doorenweerd, Hoare & Davis (2016a).
Last modified 2.iii.2018