Trophic links of the primitive eriocraniid moths (Lepidoptera, Eriocraniidae) and the origin of mining.

摘要

For 24 species of Eriocraniidae trophic links are known. Larvae of the Palaearctic species make mines mostly in the leaves of Betulaceae, while larvae of the Nearctic species mine on Fagaceae. Mono- and stenophagous (strictly oligophagous) species are predominant. In southern regions, the larvae leaving their mines may feed on detritus and mycelium. It may thus be presumed that larvae of the primitive eriocraniids fed on primary forest litter.