Roeslerstammia erxlebella (Fabricius, 1787)
copper ermel
on Betula, Tilia
Tilia x europaea, Assen, Amelterbos © Ben van As
mine
Oviposition at the leaf upperside. Mine a short, irregular, full depth corridor, always at the leaf margin, generally in the tip of the leaf. Frass broadly scattered. The older larva lives free on the leaf. Pupation below a folded leaf margin.
host plants
Betulaceae, Malvaceae, narrowly polyphagous
Acer platanoides, pseudoplatanus; Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus; Tilia cordata, x europaea, platyphyllos.
phenology
Larvae in July and September-October (Agassiz, 1996a; Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE picture (Ben van As, 2017).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Europe without Ireland, the Iberian and Balkan Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
pupa
Described by Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
references
Agassiz (1996a), Baraniak (1990a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Bontsema, Bot & Kuchlein (2017a), Buhr (1964a), Corley, Merckx, Cardoso ao (2012a), Hering (1957a), Hirowatari, Tsuchiya & Kobayashi (2012a), Huemer (2012a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2010a), Kurz & Embacher (2012a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2019a), Leutsch (2011a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins & Steeman (2013a), Robbins (1991a), Roweck & Savenkov (2007a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Steeman & Sierens (2022a), Szőcs (1977a).