Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781)
small elm midget
on elm
Ulmus spec., Hungary, Halászi, 26.v.2019 © László Érsek
same two tentiform mines, onderside
larva, dorsal view
lateral view
ventral view
detail
cocoon
pupa, dorsal view
ventral view
Ulmus spec., Biddinghuizen, Spijk- en Bremerbergbos © Hans Jonkman
detail of the underside
Ulmus minor, Susteren
same mines, detail
Ulmus minor, Veessen: cocoon in the mine
mine
Short, roundish to oval, somewhat inflated, lower surface tentiform mine, often crossing a lateral vein. Epidermis with several length folds. Dark brown pupa in a tough, greenish cocoon; the cocoon lies free in the mine, and its wall is not encrusted with frass.
host plants
Ulmaceae, monophagous
Ulmus glabra, laevis, minor, pumila.
Also mentioned from Carpinus betulus by Stolnicu (2007a); this needs further confirmation.
phenology
Larvae in July and September – October (Emmet ao, 1985a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
Most of Europe; not in northern Europe, Ireland, and the Balkan Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
pupa
synonyms
Lithocolletis schreberella.
references
Beiger (1979a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Bouček (1959a), Buhr (1937a, 1964a), Buszko (1992b), Buszko & Beshkov (2004a), Chowaniec & Larysz (2024a), Corley, Rosete, Gonçalves ao (2016a), Deutschmann (2008a), Drăghia (1972a), Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson (1985a), van Frankenhuyzen & Houtman (1972a), van Frankenhuyzen Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Gregor & Patočka (2001a), Haase (1942a), Hartig (1939a), Hellers (2017a), Hering (1930e, 1932g, 1957a), Jaworski (2009a), Kasy (1983a), Kollár & Hrubík (2009a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Kuznetzov & Baryshnikova (2006a), A & Z Laštůvka (2014a), Lhomme (1934d), Michna (1975a), Nel & Varenne (2014a), Nowakowski (1954a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins & Steeman (2013a, 2014a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sefrová (2005a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Stammer (2016a), Stolnicu (2007a, 2008a), Surányi (1942a), Szőcs (1977a, 1978a, 1981a), Tomov & Krusteva (2007a), Tourlan (1980a), Ureche (2010a), Yefremova & Kravchenko (2015a), Zoerner (1969a).