British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae)
British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae) | |
Synonyms: cramerella (Fabricius), tenella (Duponchel).
Associated with trees. On Fagaceae; native (deciduous) Quercus.
Larvae. The larvae mining in leaves; in the under-side. Found in July, or September to October.
Adults. Antennae white to the base (becoming greyish distally). Face white. Head white. Thorax white.
Wing-span 7–10 mm. Forewings clear shining white with coloured markings (towards the base, but becoming golden tinged towards their tips); shining white (towards the base), or golden ochreous (tinged, towards their tips); without a basal streak (the basal part of the wing being white); uninterpretable in the usual terms descriptive tems, in exhibiting coloured strigulae and fasciae on a white background. Hindwing cilia white (on the costa), or fuscous.
Adults abroad May and August.
Miscellaneous. • The 9 species on deciduous oak.
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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’.
