Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Acleris ferrugana

Acleris ferrugana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

rusty oak button

on Quercus

parasite

Larva between two spun leaves

host plants

Fagaceae, ? monophagous

? Fagus sylvatica; Quercus robur.

See the discussion by Erwin Rennwald on Lepiforum

phenology

Univoltine or bivoltine, hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

larva

Body translucent pale green; head and prothoracic plate brown to black; pinacula inconspicuous. See also Swatschek/

pupa

See Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Acalla ferrugana; Acalla litharyrana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851).

references

Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Diakonoff & Dorst (1982a, Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Lepiforum (2019), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pröse (1993q), Swatschek (1958a), Szabóky & Csóka (2010a), Thomann (1956a).

Last modified 15.ii.2020