Cacochroa permixtella
| Cacochroa permixtella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae (disputed) |
| Tribe: | Orophiini (disputed) |
| Genus: | Cacochroa |
| Species: | C. permixtella |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacochroa permixtella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) | |
Cacochroa permixtella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the Mediterranean Region.
Biology
The caterpillars feed on Phillyrea angustifolia and Phillyrea latifolia. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow, full depth corridor, lined with silk. The mine often follows a vein for a long time. Most frass is ejected out of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[1] After overwintering in the larval stage, the larvae live freely in a rolled leaf.
Taxonomy
Like its relatives, its systematic placement is problematic due to insufficient research. Usually placed in tribe Orophiini of subfamily Oecophorinae today, in particular in older treatments it is variously placed in a distinct tribe Cacochroini and/or assigned to subfamily Depressariinae, which are alternatively treated as a subfamily of the Elachistidae or an independent family of Gelechioidea.
Junior synonyms are:
- Anchinia permixtella Herrich-Schaffer 1854
- Cacophyia permixtella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)