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Digitivalva perlepidella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Acrolepiidae
Genus:	Digitivalva
Species:	D. perlepidella
Binomial name
Digitivalva perlepidella (Stainton, 1849)
Synonyms
Roeslerstammia perlepidella Stainton, 1849 Acrolepia perlepidella Roeslerstammia fulviceps Wocke, 1850 Acrolepia fulviceps Roeslerstammia ruficeps Herrich-Schaffer, 1853 Acrolepia ruficeps

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.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults have purplish, orange brown and white markings. They are day-flying and are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Inula conyza. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They can be found from April to May and from July to August.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
3. UKmoths
4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-06.

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