Fomoria viridissimella (Caradja, 1920)
mine
Oviposition mostly at the underside of the leaf, near a thick vein. Here begins a long, slender, not very tortuous corridor, mostly in the centre of the leaf; frass in a narrow, green, frequently broken central line. The corridor abruptly widens into a large blotch with dispersed frass. Older mines turn violet red. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Apiaceae, narrowly monophagous
Peucedanum cervaria.
phenology
Larvae in (June), July, (August).
distribution within Europe
Poland, Czechia, Austria, Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Yellow, head brown, pronotum light brown.
synonyms
Ectoedemia, Stigmella, viridissimella; Nepticula nowakowskii Toll, 1957.
references
Kasy (1987a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (1997a), van Nieukerken (1986a, 1987a), Skala (1939a), Toll (1957a).