Sanguisorba minor subsp. balearica, Anatolia; from Klimesch (1978b)

mine

Oviposition at the underside of the leaf. The mine begins as a very delicate corridor. The continuation is quite broader, and follows the leaf margin. Finally the mine expands over a good part of the leaflet. Small leaflets are completely mined out. Frass black, almost completely filling the initial corridor, later in a more diffuse, broad line. Pupation external, exit slit in upper epidermis.

host plants

Rosaceae, monophagous

Sanguisorba minor subsp. balearica.

phenology

Larvae observed in June and July.

distribution within Europe

Greece, Turkey.

larva

Light yellow, including the head capsule.

references

Klimesch (1978b), Z & A Laštuvka (1998a), van Nieukerken (1986a).