Digitivalva perlepidella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Digitivalva |
| Species: | D. perlepidella
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| Binomial name | |
| Digitivalva perlepidella (Stainton, 1849)
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Digitivalva perlepidella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria.[1]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] Adults have purplish, orange brown and white markings. They are day-flying and are on wing in May and June.[3]
The larvae feed on Inula conyza. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] They can be found from April to May and from July to August.
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
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