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Vulcaniella rosmarinella

Synonyms: Stagmatophora rosmarinella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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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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