Parafomoria helianthemella (Herrich­Schäffer, 1860)

van Nieukerken, Erik J., Laštůvka, Aleš & Laštůvka, Zdenĕk, 2006, The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of mainland France and Corsica: an annotated catalogue (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea), Zootaxa 1216 (1216), pp. 1-114 : 74

Parafomoria helianthemella (Herrich­Schäffer, 1860) Fig. 28.

F: Trifurcula helianthemella ; Buvat 1983: 172— 73

Parafomoria helianthemella van Nieukerken 1983: 465— 66 , 73; van Nieukerken 1985b: 27— 73; Lašt û vka & Lašt û vka 2005b: 17— 05

Excluded records: Nepticula helianthemella ; Brown & Gouin 1917: 406— 33

Stigmella helianthemella ; Lhomme [1963]: 1188 — 33

Material. 05: 1♀, Briançon, 1750 m, 9.vii.1992, AL & ZL; 26: VM, Pont­de­Quart, 7 km SE Die: valley of Drôme, 460 m, 12.viii.2002, Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. incanum , EvN; 2♂, TM, Vercors, Hauts Plateaux: Pas de la Coche, Le Montagnette, 1850 m, 22.viii.2002, H. nummularium , H. oelandicum ssp. incanum , 26.iii–2.iv.2003, EvN; 66: TM, 7 km W Banyuls­sur­Mèr, near Pic Sailfort, 700 m, 29.vii.1982, H. nummularium , EvN; TM, E slope Pic de Très Esteles, 6 km SW Vernet­les­Bains, 1150 m, 8.viii.1982, H. nummularium , EvN; 1 TM, 3.5 km WNW Villefranche­de­Conflent, S slopes, 1400 m, 10.viii.1982, H. nummularium , EvN; 68: TM (most parasitised), Soultzmatt, Zinnkoepfle, 450 m, 25–26.ix.2002, H. nummularium , CvdB & EvN ( Fig. 28); 78: 1♂, Achères, 11.v.1941, Le Marchand ( MNHN).

Remarks. This most widespread Parafomoria , this species is expected to occur throughout France in limestone grasslands and in the mountains. The discovery of the male from the region of Paris in the Le Marchand collection and our records from the Alsace ( Fig. 28) confirm its occurrence throughout France. The first record under this name from 33­Les Landes was a misidentification; see the following species.