Sauterina hofmanniella

Sauterina hofmanniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Sardinia, Italy and Romania and from France to central Russia.

Sauterina hofmanniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Sauterina
Species:
S. hofmanniella
Binomial name
Sauterina hofmanniella
(Schleich, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria hofmanniella Schleich, 1867

The larvae feed on Lathyrus niger. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a strongly contracted lower-surface tentiform mine. The lower epidermis is often torn. Pupation takes place on the outside of the mine.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.


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