Incurvaria oehlmanniella (Hübner, 1796)
common leaf-cutter
mine
Oviposition by way of an ovipositor, no egg visible therefore. The larva makes an irregular blotch. The part of the mine nearest to the oviposition site is more translucent than the later, in transparency more greenish, part of the mine. The mine usually lies close to the leaf tip, often several together. Already after its first moult the larva makes a roundish excision, 3-4 mm in diameter. Sandwiched herein it drops to the ground and continues feeding of dead leaves. The excision occupies about half of the surface of the blotch.
host plants
Polyphagous on woody plants
Cornus sanguinea; Prunus spinosa; Rubus chamaemorus; Vaccinium myrtillus.
Buhr (1935b) adds Malus sylvestris, and Bruun (1988a) Acer platanoides; Carpinus betulus; Fagus sylvatica.
phenology
Mining larvae are found in July – August (Heath & Pelham-Clinton, 1983a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Almost all Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Incurvaria-larvae, while resting, take a horse-shoe like posture, unlike the larvae of Antispila species. The larva is yellow or whitish, with a black head. Pronotum with a black plate; meso- and metanotum with lighter plates (Heath & Pelham-Clinton, 1983a).
synonyms
Lampronia oehlmanniella.
references
Bengtsson (2008a), Bruun (1988a), Buhr (1935b, 1936a), Dziurzynski (1957a, 1958a), Heath & Pelham-Clinton (1983a), Hellers (2016a), Hering (1957a), Huisman & Koster (1995a), Kovács & Kovács (2000a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2006a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Kurz (2016a), Robbins (1991a), Sønderup (1949a), Szőcs (1977a).