Epermenia insecurella
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Epermenia insecurella, the chalk-hill lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Near East and Mongolia.[2]
The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from September to October.
The larvae feed on Thesium humifusum. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae make a small, full depth, irregular corridor mine. Older larvae live free on the host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from April to June and again in July. They are yellow with a shining black head.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ hantsmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-06-24.