Quercus ilex, upperside; from A & Z Laštuvka (2007a)

mine

Upper surface epidermal, silvery blotch without folds. Frass partly as loosely scattered grains, partly as a central, dark brown tar-like patch on the roof of the mine. Pupation within the mine in a clear cocoon.

host plants

Fagaceae, narrowly monophagous

Quercus coccifera, ilex, rotundifolia, suber.

The species mentioned are evergreen oaks. The occurrence on the deciduous Q. robur and rubra (Maček, 1999a) is improbable.

phenology

Larvae in November – March and April – May (Hering, 1957a).

distribution within Europe

Mediterranean Region from Iberia till Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

Second stage larva with a paired, triangular spot on thergite 2, an unpaired, broad spot on tergite 3, and a compact dorso-median spot on abdomen 1-8. See Klimesch (1943a) for the chaetotaxy.

pupa

synonyms

Phyllonorycter joviella (Constant, 1890); Ph. anatolica (Deschka, 1970).

references

Buhr (1930a), Deschka (1970b, 2014a), Hering (1932e [“ioviella”], 1934a, 1936b, 1957a, 1967a), Klimesch (1943a, 1956c), Klimesch & Skala (1936b), A & Z Laštuvka (2007a, 2014a), Maček (1999a), Nel & Varenne (2014a), Olivella (2002a), Soffner (1942a).