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Digitivalva solidaginis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Acrolepiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Digitivalva

Digitivalva solidaginis is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in France, Spain and Russia.

The larvae feed on Dittrichia viscosa and Solidago virgaurea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a corridor, followed by a large, full depth blotch. In the corridor, the frass is deposited in a central line, while it is scattered in the blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a reticulate cocoon. The larvae can be found in June.

References

Digitivalva solidaginis Wikipedia