Vulcaniella extremella

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Vulcaniella extremella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species:
V. extremella
Binomial name
Vulcaniella extremella
(Wocke, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora extremellaWocke, 1871
  • Stagmatophora buhriHering, 1935
  • Stagmatophora naviellaChretien, 1907

Vulcaniella extremella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Bulgaria and from France to central and southern Russia.

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults have been recorded from mid-May to mid-September. [1]

The larvae feed on Salvia austriaca , Salvia nemorosa tesquicola and Salvia pratensis . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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<i>Vulcaniella</i> Genus of moths

Vulcaniella is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae, containing the following species:

Vulcaniella cognatella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Ukraine to Sardinia and Greece.

Vulcaniella fiordalisa is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Portugal and Morocco, east to the Balkan Peninsula and Lebanon.

Vulcaniella gielisi is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Spain.

Vulcaniella anatolica is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae that is endemic to Turkey.

Vulcaniella pontica is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae that is endemic to Turkey.

Vulcaniella grabowiella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula to Asia Minor.

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

Vulcaniella klimeschi is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It can be found in Macedonia, mainland Greece and Crete.

Vulcaniella pomposella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from France, the Baltic Region and Ukraine to the Mediterranean region.

Vulcaniella rosmarinella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, as far east as Crete. It is also found in North Africa.

Vulcaniella grandiferella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine and southern Russia.

Vulcaniella glaseri is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Riedl in 1966. It is found in Turkey.

Ramphis libanoticus is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Greece, Crete, Cyprus and Asia Minor.

Vulcaniella caucasica is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Vulcaniella vartianae is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1968 and is found in Pakistan.

References

  1. J. C. Koster, S. Yu. Sinev: Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxenidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae. In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (Hrsg.): Microlepidoptera of Europe. 1. Auflage. Band 5, Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2003, ISBN   87-88757-66-8, S. 154.