Micrurapteryx gradatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

(Fig. 10C)

Material examined. Russia: AO, Skovorodino, nearby the train station, 53.98N, 123.93E, 431 m alt., Vicia sp., 26. VI .2016, 1 larva, NK589, MK 403682, deposited in INRA.

Leaf mine. Mine is similar to M. caraganella, but often is smaller as host plant leaves are generally small (Fig. 10C). The preceding tunnel on the lower side of the leaflet (Fig. 10C) can be much longer than that of M. caraganella . Pupation is on the leaf surface, in a cocoon similar to M. caraganella .

Trophic specialization. Oligophagous on Fabaceae: Lathyrus spp., Vicia amoena, V. sepium (Kirichenko et al. 2016; De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Distribution. Russia: RFE—AO (Baryshnikova 2016); Europe (De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Remarks: Earlier records in literature mentioning Micrurapteryx gradatella on Caragana arborescens (Dovnar-Zapol’skiy 1969; Dovnar-Zapol’skiy & Tomilova 1978; Kuznetsov & Baryshnikova 1998; Kuznetzov 1981; Noreika 1997; Baryshnikova 2016) to be attributed to M. caraganella (Kirichenko et al. 2016) .