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Digitivalva pappella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Acrolepiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Digitivalva

Digitivalva pappella

Digitivalva pappella is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is found in Spain and on the Canary Islands.

The larvae feed on Allagopappus dichotomus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full depth blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a reticulate cocoon.

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Digitivalva pappella Wikipedia