Pammene albuginana (Guenée, 1845)
blotched piercer
on Quercus
parasite
:arvae in the galls of Biorhiza pallida and also other oak galls.
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Quercus robur.
phenology
Univoltine; the larve hibernates in a cocoon, either within the gall or behind bark etc.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body translucent white; head dark brown; prothoracic plate yellowish brown, dark markings; anal plate spotted; pinacula conspicuous, brownish.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Uften confused with, and by Swatschek even synonymised, with Pammene gallicolana.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Gielis Huisman, Kuchlein ao (1985a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2019), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Swatschek (1958a), Szőcs (1977a), Wegner (2015a).