Vulcaniella karadaghella

Vulcaniella karadaghella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species: V. karadaghella
Binomial name
Vulcaniella karadaghella
Sinev, 1986

Vulcaniella karadaghella is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Asia Minor and on the Crimea.

The wingspan is 10-12 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early July.

The larvae feed on Salvia grandiflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a mine in the tip of a leaf. Soon the apical part of the leaf turns brown and dries, forming a characteristic rosette. Pupation takes place within this rosette.


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