Phyllonorycter obtusifoliella Deschka, 1974

Acer obtusifolium, Cyprus, Pano Platres, 1145 m © Ian Barton

same mine, lighted from behind
mine
Lower-surface tentiform mine, never near the leaf margin, often adjacent to a thick vein. Lower epidermis without recognisable folds. Upper epidermis weakly domed with a few remnants of parenchyma. Pupa in a flimsy cocoon. Most frass clumped in an angle of the mine.
hostplants
Sapindaceae, monophagous
Acer obtusifolium, sempervirens.
phenology
Larvae in winter and spring.
distribution within Europe
Greece, Cyprus (Fauna Europa, 2010).
pupa
notes
Preference for shaded leaves, seedlings and low plants.
references
Deschka (1974b), A & Z Laštuvka (2007a).
07/10/2015
Last modified 25.vii.2017