Orchestes subfasciatus Gyllenhal, 1835
mine
Slender gallery that closely follows the leaf margin. Only towards the end the gallery enters the leaf centre; here a small blotch is made. The larva the makes an excision in the blotch, in which it drops to the ground for pupation. The corridor is loosely filled with frass over its entire width.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous.
Quercus ilex, petraea, robur.
phenology
Larvae in June, July (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
distribution within Europe
From Germany and Poland to Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2011); Romania (Drăghia, 1972a); Slovenia (Maček, 1999a); Hungary (Csóka, 2003a).
synonyms
Rhynchaenus subfasciatus.
references
Benedikt, Borovec, Fremuth ao (2010a), Csóka (2003a), Dieckmann(1976a), Drăghia (1972a), Hering (1924b, 1930a, 1934a, 1936b, 1957a), Maček (1999a), Scherf (1964a), Seidel (1926a), Stammer (2016a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).