Digitivalva arnicella

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Digitivalva arnicella
Wing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Digitivalva
Species:
D. arnicella
Binomial name
Digitivalva arnicella
(Heyden, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia arnicella Heyden, 1863
  • Acrolepia adjectella Heyden, 1863

Digitivalva arnicella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland and Lithuania.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in May.[2]

The larvae feed on Arnica montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] The larvae are white. They can be found from autumn to May.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
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