''Digitivalva reticulella'' is a moth of the family

Acrolepiidae The Acrolepiidae are a family of moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, p ...

found in most of

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, except

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, the

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, much of the

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, and

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. The

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is 11–13 mm. The larvae feed on ''

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'', '' Gnaphalium luteoalbum'', ''

Helichrysum arenarium ''Helichrysum arenarium'' is also known as dwarf everlast, and as immortelle. Description As a perennial plant, it grows to be an average of 0.3 m tall. The leaves are flat, the lower ones being elliptical in shape, while the upper ones are li ...

'', '' Logfia arvensis'', and '' Omalotheca sylvatica''. They

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the leaves of their host plants. Larvae have a yellow body and a brown head. They can be found from March to April.

References

Acrolepiidae Moths described in 1796 Moths of Europe Moths of Asia {{Yponomeutoidea-stub