Phyllonorycter tristrigella (Haworth, 1828)
elm midget
on Ulmus

Ulmus laevis, Cadzand, de Knokkert
mine
Long, lower-surface tubular tentiform mine between two lateral veins, in many cases from midrib to leaf margin. Lower epidermis with several long folds close together. Pupa light brown, in tough brown papery cocoon that is attached to the lower epidermis. All frass in a mass in one corner of the mine.
host plants
Ulmaceae, monophagous
Ulmus glabra, x hollandica, laevis, minor.
phenology
Larvae in July and September-October (Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson,1985a).
BENELUX
BE recorded
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2008).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
Entire Europe except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
pupa
synonyms
Lithocolletis tristrigella.
references
Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Buhr (1937a, 1964a), Buszko (1992b), Deutsch (2012a), Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson (1985a), Gregor & Patočka (2001a), Gregor & Povolný (1950a), Hering (1930e, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Huemer (1986b), Kollár & Hrubík (2009a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Kuznetzov & Baryshnikova (2006a), Leutsch (2011a), Maček (1999a), Matošević, Pernek, Dubravac & Barić (2009a), Nel & Varenne (2014a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins & Steeman (2011a), Pröse (1981a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sefrová (2005a), Skala (1951a), Sønderup (1949a), Stammer (2016a), Surányi (1942a), Szőcs (1977a), Tourlan (1980a), Ureche (2010a).