Beech leaf miner
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Beech leaf miner ( Phyllonorycter maestingella ) |
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The book leafminer ( Phyllonorycter maestingella ) is a very common species in the family of moths (Gracillariidae).
The larvae of this moth live as leaf miners mainly in the leaves of beeches . They form characteristic feeding patterns between two ribs of the leaf, which is rolled inward by a string of threads. A dark collection of feces forms in the middle of the mine . Pupation takes place in a silk spun and the pupa represents the wintering stage of the animals.
literature
- E. Olivella: Aportació al coneixement dels lepidòpters minadors de Catalunya. Butlleti de la Societat Catalana de Lepidopterologia 85: 27-36, 2000
Web links
Commons : Phyllonorycter maestingella - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Lepiforum e. V. Taxonomy and Photos
- Phyllonorycter maestingella in Fauna Europaea
- Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland (English)