Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Phyllonorycter spinicolella pupa

Prunus spinosa, Bemelen; thorax and cremaster

last abdomen segments dorsal (left) and ventral: ventrally no spines or other decorations present

the spinulation is exceptionally weak

Cremaster short and broad, rar margin concave, with two pairs of thorns: the outer pair rather stout, usually fairly short, with the apex curved outwards; the inner pair is small. Sides of the frontal appendage, seen from above, weakly convex (Gregor & Patočka, 2001a; Triberti, 2007a).

Last modified 22.iii.2019