Phyllonorycter froelichiella (Zeller, 1839)
broad-barred midget
on Alnus
Alnus glutinosa, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Meerhout © Carina Van Steenwinkel

same leaf, underside

the larva is remarkably small in proportion to the space offered by the mine

larva (pathologic: a healthy larva is dark grey over the entire body)
mine
Large, lower-surface tentiform mine, often occupying the entire space between two side veins, from the midrib almost to the leaf margin, Lower epidermis without clear folds.The larva is grey (all other Phyllonorycters on Alder are white). Pupa in a light brown cocoon that is fastened to the roof of the mine. The cocoon is entirely free of frass: all frass is accumulated in the inner corner of the mine. Before ecdysis the pupa works itself half out of the mine; mostly this is through the lower epidermis.
hostplants
Betulaceae, monophagous
Alnus glutinosa, incana.
Robbins (1991a) also mentions A. cordata.
phenology
Larvae in September – October (Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson, 1985a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Entire Europe, Greece excepted (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
pupa
synonyms
Lithocolletis froelichiella.
references
Ahr (1966a), Beiger (1979a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Buhr (1935a, 1964a), Buszko (1992b), Buszko & Beshkov (2004a), Csóka (2003a), Deschka (1970a), Deutschmann (2008a), Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson (1985a), Gregor & Patočka (2001a), Gregor & Povolný (1950a), Hartig (1939a), Hering (1947a, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Huemer (1986b), Huemer & Erlebach (2003a), Jaworski (2009a), Klimesch (1950c), Klimesch & Skala (1936b), Kollár (2007a), Kollár & Hrubík (2009a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Matošević, Pernek, Dubravac & Barić (2009a), Nel & Varenne (2014a), Nowakowski (1954a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins & Steeman (2011a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Skala (1951a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Szőcs (1977a), Tourlan (1980a), Zoerner (1969a, 1970a).