Digitivalva solidaginis

Digitivalva solidaginis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Digitivalva
Species: D. solidaginis
Binomial name
Digitivalva solidaginis
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia solidaginis Staudinger, 1859
  • Inuliphila solidaginis

Digitivalva solidaginis is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is found in France, Spain and Russia.[1]

The larvae feed on Dittrichia viscosa and Solidago virgaurea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a corridor, followed by a large, full depth blotch. In the corridor, the frass is deposited in a central line, while it is scattered in the blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a reticulate cocoon.[2] The larvae can be found in June.

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