Digitivalva arnicella
Species of moth
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Digitivalva arnicella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland and Lithuania.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Digitivalva |
| Species: | D. arnicella |
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| Digitivalva arnicella (Heyden, 1863) | |
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The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in May.[2]
The larvae feed on Arnica montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] The larvae are white. They can be found from autumn to May.
