Sphaeroderma unicolor Kimoto, 1965

Sphaeroderma unicolor Kimoto, 1965

Fig. 15 H – L View Figure 15

Host plant.

Ranunculaceae : Clematis terniflora DC. , C. apiifolia DC.

Leaf mine.

Full-depth linear mine on mature leaf, often adjoining its own trajectory (Fig. 15 L View Figure 15 ). Frass is linear thread-like, deposited along a side line of the mine. Mining larva is found from late autumn to early winter. The fully grown larva exits the mined leaf in early winter, falls to the ground, and pupates underground. The pupa hibernates under the ground, and the adult emerges the next spring.

Material examined.

• 1 adult and several leaf mines, Iya , Miyoshi, Tokushima Pref., 13-VI-2017 on Clematis apiifolia (Fig. 15 J – L View Figure 15 ) ; • 5 adults, Aidani , Iwade, Wakayama Pref., 19-I-2002 (as larva on Clematis terniflora ), emerged on 28-III – 1-IV-2002 ; • 1 adult, Inogashira , Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Pref., 11-XI-1999 (as larva on Clematis terniflora collected by T. Kato), emerged on 14-V-2000 ; • 4 adults, Obama , Fukui Pref., 13-XII-1998 (as larva on Clematis terniflora ) emerged on 4–8-IV-1998 (Fig. 15 H, I View Figure 15 ) .