British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae)
British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae) | |
Synonym: concomitella (Bankes).
Associated with trees. On Rosaceae; Malus.
Larvae. The larvae mining in leaves; in the under-side. Found in July, or September to October.
Adults. Face white. Head white and brown, or orange and fuscous. Thorax brown (or copper-brown, sometimes with a posterior white spot).
Wing-span 8–9 mm. Forewings golden orange, or golden brown; with a well defined basal streak (this extending about a third the length of the wing, and sometimes coalescing with the top of the first dorsal strigula). The basal streak pale; dark-edged above (and often below towards the apex). Forewings with well defined pale strigulae (white). Costal strigulae 4. Dorsal strigulae 2, or 3–4 (then with one or two inside the fringe line). Forewings with the first costal strigula approaching a dorsal one at an acute angle; without transverse pale fasciae. Hindwing cilia fuscous (or somewhat brown). Posterior tarsi with dark spots.
Adults abroad April to May, or July to August.
Miscellaneous. • Two forms of Phyllonorycter blancardella, with food-plant.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae). Version: 13th June 2008. http://delta-intkey.com’.
