ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE ⁴

Vanicela disjunctella (Walker, 1864). Endemic. Widespread & Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁴

Adults are generally found from September through to January. They can be taken both by day and later at night when they come to light.

Life history ⁴

The larvae of all Gracillariidae start as leaf miners. Larvae make serpentine mines in young leaves, then feed on leaves from the outside; pupates in basket weave cocoon on underside of a leaf. Foodplant: Alectryon excelsus Gaertn., Sapindaceae (Soap berry family). (PlantSynz).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Uwe Schneehagen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanicela_disjunctella_124954263.jpg
2. (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_28_MA_I437893_TePapa_Plate-XXXII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
4. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

iNaturalist NZ Map