Phyllonorycter quercifoliella

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Phyllonorycter quercifoliella
Phyllonorycter quercifoliella, Farchynys, North Wales, May 2014 (20183437081) .jpg

Phyllonorycter quercifoliella

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Leaf miners (Gracillariidae)
Subfamily : Lithocolletinae
Genre : Phyllonorycter
Type : Phyllonorycter quercifoliella
Scientific name
Phyllonorycter quercifoliella
( Zeller , 1839)
Specimen with spread wings
Square mine on the underside of the leaf of a pedunculate oak
Square mine seen from the top of the sheet
Opened doll protrudes from the space mine

Phyllonorycter quercifoliella is a butterfly from the family of moths (Gracillariidae).

features

The moths are small butterflies and have a wingspan of 7–9 mm. The front wings of the moth have a white-brown striped pattern. The white stripes have a gray border on one side. A characteristic longitudinal band runs from the base in the middle over more than half the length of the wing.

distribution

Phyllonorycter quercifoliella occurs in the western Palearctic . The species is widespread in Europe. It is only missing on several Mediterranean islands. The species is also represented in North Africa and the Middle East .

Way of life

Phyllonorycter quercifoliella forms two generations per year. The moths are usually observed in April and May and in late summer in the months of August and September. Host plants of the moth species are various oaks ( Quercus ), including the common oak ( Quercus robur ) and the sessile oak ( Quercus petraea ). The caterpillars develop in a mine on the underside of the leaves of their host plants. The silvery-white shiny lead is oval-shaped and about 12 mm long. The caterpillar pupates in the mine. The species overwinters as a pupa.

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Lithocolletis quercifoliella Zeller , 1839

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Phyllonorycter quercifoliella . ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c d Phyllonorycter quercifoliella in Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ a b Phyllonorycter quercifoliella . bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

Web links

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