Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) atricollis (Stainton)

Biology. Hostplants: oligophagous on Rosaceae: Maloideae ( Crataegus spp., Malus sylvestris Mill., Pyrus communis L., Mespilus germanica L., Prunus avium L., P. mahaleb L., P. cerasifera Ehrh.) and Staphylaea pinnata L. (Staphylaeaceae). Larvae from August to October, adults in June-July.

Distribution. Norway: Aarvik et al. 2004; Latvia: Savenkov 1989; Lithuania: Ivinskis et al. 1985; Bulgaria: Tomov and Pelov 1998; Russia: Van Nieukerken et al. 2004b. The species occurs in Tadzhikistan, probably as an introduction (Puplesis 1994).