Muhabbetana euphorbiella (Stainton, 1969)

Euphorbia sp., Triest; from Klimesch (1940b)
mine
Long, strongly tortuous corridor, widening into an elongate blotch. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Euphorbiaceae, monophagous
Euphorbia acanthothamnos, characias, dendroides, fragifera, myrsinites, palustris, rigida, segetalis, serrata, spinosa, terracina, verrucosa.
phenology
Larvae from October till June in at least two generations.
distribution within Europe
Southern Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Pale yellow to greenish.
synonyms
Stigmella, Ectoedemia, Fomoria, euphorbiella; St. tergestina Klimesch, 1940.
references
Drăghia (1968a, 1972a), Groschke (1944a), Hering (1957a), Klimesch (1940a,b), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (1997a, 2008a, 2009b), van Nieukerken (1986a), van Nieukerken, Doorenweerd, Hoare & Davis (2016a), van Nieukerken, Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2004a, 2006a), Skala (1939a), Szőcs (1977a), Zerafa & van Nieukerken (2011a).