Viscum album, France, dép. Calvados, Beuvron-en-Auge © Ruben Meert

mine with entrance opening and frass at the outside

larva in the mine

full grown larva

mine

In autumn the mine begins as a brown, narrow and inconspicuous, lower-surface corridor. The larva is capable of leaving its mine and restarting elsewhere, possibly in another leaf. In April – May of the following spring a full depth transparent blotch is made, from which most frass is ejected. The mined leaf soon drops, which makes the mine even more difficult to detect (Simpson, 2004a).

host plants

Santalaceae, monophagous

Viscum album.

phenology

Larvae from September till in May.

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).

NE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

South of the line Britain – Ukraine, but absent in Iberia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

Deep green; described by Bradley ao (1979a).

synonyms

Argyroploce, Olethreutes, woodiana.

notes

Bradley ea (1979a) write that also the polyphagous tortricid Ditula angustiorana occurs on Viscum, leaving “blister like” feeding traces. This description does not match well with the normal habit of the species, suggesting a possible confusion with C. woodiana. In any case, angustiorana spins some leaves together in tortricid fashion, which, if needed, may help to distinguish it from woodiana.

references

Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (19739), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Hayek (1960a), Hellrigl (2006b), Hering (1925a, 1926b, 1957a), Pröse (1984a), Reichholf (2008a), Robbins (1991a), Simpson (2004a), Skala (1951b), Varga, Keresztes & Poczai (2012a), Weyh, Nässig & Zub (2010a).