Holocacista rivillei

Holocacista rivillei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Holocacista
Species: H. rivillei
Binomial name
Holocacista rivillei
(Stainton, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Alucita vitella Vallot, 1822 (Preocc)
  • Elachista rivillei Stainton, 1855
  • Antispila rivillei
  • Antispila rivillella Rondani, 1877

Holocacista rivillei is a species of moth of the Heliozelidae family. It is found in southern Europe and western and Central Asia. Records include Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece, Sicily,[1] Turkey, south-eastern Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

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The wingspan is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in).

The larvae feed on Vitis vinifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a relatively long, slender gallery. Later, the mine becomes a small blotch with small cut-outs. Pupation takes place in a cocoon which is often attached to the stems or leaves of the host plant.[2]

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