- Pancalia nodosella
-
Pancalia nodosella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Cosmopterigidae Genus: Pancalia Species: P. nodosella Binomial name Pancalia nodosella
(Bruand, 1851)Synonyms - Oecophora nodosella Bruand, 1851
- Oecophora nodosella Mann, 1854
Pancalia nodosella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Latvia and Russia.[1]
The wingspan is 12-16 mm. Adults are on wing in May.[2]
The larvae feed on Viola curtisii. They initially mine the leaf stem of their host plant, but also make irregular blotch mines in the leaves. Older larvae may resort to window feeding on the outside of the leaves, but eventually bore the subterranean part of the stem.[3] Larvae can be found from June to July.
References
External links
This article on a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
