Digitivalva perlepidella
Species of moth
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Digitivalva perlepidella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria.[1]
| Digitivalva perlepidella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Digitivalva |
| Species: | D. perlepidella |
| Binomial name | |
| Digitivalva perlepidella (Stainton, 1849) | |
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The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] Adults have purplish, orange brown and white markings. They are day-flying and are on wing in May and June.[3]
The larvae feed on Inula conyza. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] They can be found from April to May and from July to August.
