| Digitivalva arnicella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Digitivalva |
| Species: | D. arnicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Digitivalva arnicella (Heyden, 1863) | |
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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.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in May.
The larvae feed on Arnica montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are white. They can be found from autumn to May.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
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| Digitivalva arnicella |
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