Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) arcuatella (Herrich-Schäffer)

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 : 69

Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) arcuatella (Herrich-Schäffer)

Biology. Hostplants: Fragaria vesca L., F. moschata Duchesne , F. viridis Weston , Potentilla erecta (L.) Rauschel, P. sterilis (L.) Garcke. Univoltine, larvae from August until October, adults from May to July.

Distribution. Latvia: Savenkov et al. 1996; Lithuania: Diškus 2003; Ireland: Heal 1985; Belgium: Van Nieukerken 2006; France (confirmation): Van Nieukerken et al. 2006, here recorded new from southern France. Also recorded outside Europe from Kazakhstan (Alma Ata) ( Puplesis et al. 1996).

Material. France: larvae, Alpes Maritimes , Tende, vallon de Réfréi, near/on camping, 820 m, 10.X.2008, EJvN2008206, E.J. van Nieukerken & C. Doorenweerd ( RMNH) ; 4♁, 3♀, Alpes Maritimes , St. Dalmas de Tende, W., Beonia, 1050 m, 10.X.2008, EJvN2008213, e.l. 9–16. V.2009, E.J. van Nieukerken & C. Doorenweerd ( RMNH) . Italy: 3 larvae, Cuneo , Valdieri, Ris. Naturale Speciale Juniperus phoenicea, 860–950 m, 14–16.VIII.2007, E.J. van Nieukerken ( RMNH) ; larvae, Cuneo , Entracque, Trinità, S., 1070 m, 13.X.2008, EJvN2008268, E.J. van Nieukerken & C. Doorenweerd ( RMNH) ; larvae, Cuneo , Entracque , Trinità, Ponte del Suffiet, 1190 m, 13.X.2008, EJvN2008273, E.J. van Nieukerken & C. Doorenweerd ( RMNH) ; larvae, Cuneo , Palanfré, W., 1440–1540 m, 14.X.2008, EJvN2008295, E.J. van Nieukerken & C. Doorenweerd ( RMNH) ; 1♁, Potenza , Mte Vulture, Laghi di Monticchio, 19. V.1970, F. Hartig ( MRSN) ; 1♁, Torino , Giaglione, Valsusa, 650 m, 16. VI.1993, G. Bassi (coll Bassi). All larvae on Fragaria vesca .