Glaucolepis trilobella (Klimesch, 1978)

Salvia triloba, Rhodes; from Klimesch (1978b)
mine
Oviposition mostly upper-surface. Mine a very slender, tortuous corridor, hardly widenened in the end, not particularly associated with the leaf margin or venation. Frass in a irregularly interrupted black central line that occupies 1/3 of the width of the corridor. Pupation external.
hostplants
Lamiaceae, narrowly monophagous
Salvia fruticosa (= triloba).
phenology
Larvae found in early-May.
distribution within Europe
Greece, including the Greek Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Pale yellow, head brown.
synonyms
Trifurcula trilobella.
references
Klimesch (1978b), van Nieukerken (1986a).
Last modified 3.iii.2018