Fenusella hortulana (Klug, 1818)
on Populus
Populus x canadensis, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 14.iv.2018 © László Érsek
same mine, underside
larva, dorsal
sternum, ventraal
anal segments, ventral
prepupa, dorsal
Populus x canadensis, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Balen, Griesbroek, 4.v.2020 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
mine in transparency, with prepura
prepupa, dorsal
prepupa, ventral
the prepupa is parasitised by Grypocentrus spec.
Populus x canadensis, Belgium, prov. East-Flanders, Dendermonde, Grembergen, 24.v.2015 © Ruben Meert
larva
Populus nigra cv. ‘Italica’, Belgium, Liège, 19.v.2010 © Jean-Yves Baugnée
larva within the mine
mine
Transparent blotch, quickly turning brown, starting at the leaf margin. Frass in scattered grains. Pupation outside the mine.
host plants
Salicaceae, narrowly monophagous
Populus x canadensis, nigra.
The reference by Taeger ao (1998a) and Chevin (1998a) of Populus alba and tremula as hostplants is rejected by Altenhofer (1980a, b) and Liston (1993b), who suppose a confusion with Fenusella glaucopis. However, in Altenhofer (2003a) again, next to nigra, alba and tremula are mentioned as hosts. Liston & Späth (2004a) consider only records from P. nigra trustworthy.
In the literature before 1949 also Acer campestre and platanoides are mentioned. This stems from confusion with Hinatara recta.
phenology
Minerende larvae around middle May (Altenhofer, 1980b; van Frankenhuyzen, 1974a); hibernation as prepupa in the ground (Güclü & Özbek, 1999a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
NE recorded (van Ooststroom, 1976a).
LUX recorded (Chevin, Ellis & Schneider, 2011a).
distribution within Europe
From Denmark to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to Bulgaria (Georgiev, 2006a; Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
synonyms
Messa hortulana; Fenusella soenderupi, Hering, 1935.
notes
Van Frankenhuyzen (1974a) describes a case of mass occurrence and damage to a windbreak around an orchard in the province of Zeeland. Also from Turkey damage was reported (Güclü & Özbek, 1999a)
references
Altenhofer (1980a,b, 2003a), Beiger (1979a), Blank ao (1998a), Buhr (1933a, 1941a), Calmarsur & Özbek (2004a,b), Chevin (1987a, 1998), Chevin, Ellis & Schneider (2011a), van Frankenhuyzen (1974a), van Frankenhuyzen & Houtman (1972a), van Frankenhuyzen Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Georgiev (2006a), Güclü & Özbek (1999a), Hering (1934b, 1957a), Liston (1993b, 1995b), Liston & Späth (2004a), Liston, Vårdal & Prous (2018a), Maček (1999a), van Ooststroom (1976a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Robbins (1991a), Scobiola-Palade (1974a), Skala (1951a), Surányi (1942a), Smith (1971a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a), Taeger, Blank & Liston (2006a), Taeger ao (1998a), Zombori (1975a).