Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) rufifrontella (Caradja)

van Nieukerken, Erik, Laštůvka, Aleš & Laštůvka, Zdeněk, 2010, Western Palaearctic Ectoedemia (Zimmermannia) Hering and Ectoedemia Busck s. str. (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): five new species and new data on distribution, hostplants and recognition, ZooKeys 32 (32), pp. 1-82 : 58-59

Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) rufifrontella (Caradja)

Fig. 120

Trifurcula rufifrontella Caradja 1920: 161 .

Nepticula nigrosparsella Klimesch 1940: 91 [synonymised by Van Nieukerken 1987].

Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) rufifrontella ; Van Nieukerken 1987: 142 [Lectotype selection, identity, Synonymy]

Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) nigrosparsella ; Van Nieukerken 1985: 51.

Biology. Hostplants: Quercus pubescens Willd. , Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl. Univoltine , larvae very late in the season, October-November, adults fly in May-July.

Distribution. Widespread, but nowhere common in southern half of Europe; not yet found on Iberian Peninsula and in most Balkan countries. France: Van Nieukerken et al. 2006; Macedonia: Laštůvka and Laštůvka 1997, detailed record given here; Greece (northern): Laštůvka and Laštůvka 1998, Switzerland: Schmid 2007. Here recorded new for Bulgaria.

Remarks. Mines and larvae may be confused with those of E. quinquella (Fig. 119) and pubescivora , which both also have black plates in the early instars, but rufifrontella has characteristic broken frass in early mine, the larva has a strong greenish tinge (Fig. 120); the mine of E. pubescivora usually runs along veins (Fig. 121).

Material. Bulgaria: 4♁, 1♀, Pirin, 1500m, 29. V.2006, J. Junnilainen ( JJ, RMNH). France: 3 larvae [DNA confirmed], Alpes Maritimes, Fontan, 1.7 km N., near Berghue inf., 900m, 11.X.2008, Quercus pubescens , EJvN2008242, E.J.

Figures Ι04–Ι07. Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) subbimaculella group, female genitalia Ι04 E. ilicis , Spain, Albarracin, 24. VI.2001 Ι05 E. pseudoilicis , Greece, Leptokaria, 25. VI.1996 Ι06 E. haraldi , Spain, Anglés, 5.VII.1994 Ι07 E. alnifoliae , Cyprus, Platres, 11–16. V.1999, C. Hviid & B. Skule.

van Nieukerken & C. Doorenweerd,( RMNH. INS17675–7 ) ; 1♁, Vaucluse , 4 km E Sault, 825 m, 25. V.2004, O. Karsholt ( ZMUC) [DNA confirmed]. Italy: 2♁, Alessandria, Cardona, 32 T, MQ39 , 300 , 4. VI.1977, G. Baldizzone ( GB) ; 3♁, 1♀, 24 adults, Savona, Andora - Conna , 250 m, 13.VII.1969, 21.VI–21. VII.1970, E. Jäckh ( USNM, RJ) ; 1 adult, Savona , Andora, Conna, nei boschi, 300 m, 15. VI.1973, E. Jäckh ( USNM) ; 2♁, Savona , Conna, 300 m, 9. VI.1978, G. Baldizzone ( GB, RMNH) ; 1♁, 3♀, Savona , Testico, 470 m, 19.VI.1962, 3–4.VI.1964, E. Jäckh ( USNM) ; 1♀, Torino , Piossasco, Casc. Levrino, 580 m, 11. VI.1991, G. Delmastro ( GB) ; 1♀, Torino, Rocciamelone, V. Susa , 1000 m, 19720617, E. Jäckh ( USNM) ; 1♀, Trento , Val Sarca, Pietramurata, 260 m, 5. VI.1958, E. Jäckh ( USNM) ; 1♁, ditto, 470 m, 9. VI.1970, E. Jäckh ( USNM) ; 2♁, 2♀, Verona , Negrar , Monte Masua , 400 m, 12. VI.2002, P. Triberti ( PT, RMNH). Macedonia: 2♁, 1♀, Istibani, 9. VI.1996, 1♁, 1♀, Trojáci, 10. VI.1996, both A. & Z. Laštůvka (AL) .