Holocacista rivillei

Holocacista rivillei is a species of moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found in southern Europe and western and Central Asia. Records include Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece, Sicily,[1] Turkey, south-eastern Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

Mine
Mine

Holocacista rivillei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Holocacista
Species:
H. rivillei
Binomial name
Holocacista rivillei
(Stainton, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Alucita vitella Vallot, 1822 (Preocc)
  • Elachista rivillei Stainton, 1855
  • Antispila rivillei
  • Antispila rivillella Rondani, 1877

The wingspan is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in).

The larvae feed on Vitis vinifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a relatively long, slender gallery. Later, the mine becomes a small blotch with small cut-outs. Pupation takes place in a cocoon which is often attached to the stems or leaves of the host plant.[2]

References
  1. "Holocacista rivillei (Stainton, 1855)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  2. Antispila oinophylla new species (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae), a new North American grapevine leafminer invading Italian vineyards: taxonomy, DNA barcodes and life cycle


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