British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae)
British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae) | |
Synonym: Phyllonorycter roborella (Stainton).
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 coloured (light brown basally, whitish acropetally). Face shining white. Head whitish. Thorax white.
Wing-span 7–9 mm. Forewings shining white; clear shining white with coloured markings; exhibiting conspicuous transverse dark (black-edged, ochreous) fasciae (with an oblique golden brown fascia from the base of the costa, and a narrow angulated one beyond the middle); with a conspicuous, very oblique, golden brown and posteriorly fuscous-edged fascia from the base of the costa; without a basal streak; exhibiting coloured strigulae and fasciae on a white background, and thus uninterpretable in the usual descriptive terms. Hindwing cilia white.
Adults abroad May and August.
Illustrations. • 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: 3rd May 2010. http://delta-intkey.com’.
