Vulcaniella pomposella

Vulcaniella pomposella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from France, the Baltic Region and Ukraine to the Mediterranean region.

Vulcaniella pomposella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species:
V. pomposella
Binomial name
Vulcaniella pomposella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Elachista pomposella Zeller, 1839

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning of May to the beginning of July. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Helichrysum arenarium and Hieracium pilosella. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They mine the leaf from a silken tube at the leaf underside. Pupation takes place within the mine.


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