British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae)
British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae) | |
Synonyms: hortella (Fabricius), saportella (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. Face shining white. Head white. Collar fuscous. Thorax white.
Wing-span 7–9 mm. Forewings clear shining white with coloured markings; shining white; without a basal streak; with well defined pale strigulae to lacking well defined pale strigulae (the wing uninterpretable in the usual terms, giving the appearance of having five costal and three dorsal, yellow strigulae on a white background). The last fascia angulated. The antemedian fascia bluntly angulated.
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’.
