Sauterina hofmanniella

Sauterina hofmanniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Sardinia, Italy and Romania and from France to central Russia.

Sauterina hofmanniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Sauterina
Species:
S. hofmanniella
Binomial name
Sauterina hofmanniella
(Schleich, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria hofmanniella Schleich, 1867

The larvae feed on Lathyrus niger. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a strongly contracted lower-surface tentiform mine. The lower epidermis is often torn. Pupation takes place on the outside of the mine.[2]

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