Digitivalva perlepidella

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Digitivalva perlepidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Digitivalva
Species:
D. perlepidella
Binomial name
Digitivalva perlepidella
(Stainton, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Roeslerstammia perlepidella Stainton, 1849
  • Acrolepia perlepidella
  • Roeslerstammia fulviceps Wocke, 1850
  • Acrolepia fulviceps
  • Roeslerstammia ruficeps Herrich-Schaffer, 1853
  • Acrolepia ruficeps

Digitivalva perlepidella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria.[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] Adults have purplish, orange brown and white markings. They are day-flying and are on wing in May and June.[3]

The larvae feed on Inula conyza. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] They can be found from April to May and from July to August.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
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  3. ^ UKmoths
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