Vulcaniella rosmarinella

Vulcaniella rosmarinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Section: Tineina
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species: V. rosmarinella
Binomial name
Vulcaniella rosmarinella
(Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora rosmarinella Walsingham, 1891

Vulcaniella rosmarinella is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, as far east as Crete. It is also found in North Africa.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.

The larvae feed on Rosmarinus officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an upper-surface inflated blotch. The inner wall of the blotch is lined with silk. The larva moves to a new leaf a few times, penetrating it from below. Pupation takes place within the mine.

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