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Chrysoclista flavicaput

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Wikipedia Abstract

Spuleria is a genus of moths of the Elachistidae family. It contains only one species Spuleria flavicaput, which is found in most of Europe and Anatolia. The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata. They mine the young twigs of their host plant in summer and the beginning of fall. Pupation takes place in the mine. Before pupation, the larva seal the mine entrance with a spinning. Larvae can be found from September to March or April.
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Prey / Diet

Crataegus heterophylla (Common Hawthorn)[1]
Crataegus laevigata palmstruchii (Midland Hawthorn)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0