Ectoedemia phyllotomella Klimesch, 1946
Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae
mine
Egg at the upper surface of the leaf, against the midrib. The mine begins as a narrow corridor along the midrib or a side vein. Later the corridor becomes free and then is strongly contorted, often forming a secondary blotch; the frass lies in a central line here. The full grown larva makes an oval excision in the mine, and pupates there. The excision only drops out of the mine with the withering of the leaf.
hostplants
Fagaceae, narrowly monophagous
Quercus cerris.
phenology
Univoltine; larvae have been found in late October and early November (van Nieukerken, 1985a).
distribution within Europe
Northern Italy.
synonyms
Stigmella phyllotomella.
references
Hering (1957a), Klimesch (1946b), A & Z Laštuvka (1997a), van Nieukerken (1985a, 1986a), van Nieukerken, A & Z Laštuvka (2010a), Szőcs (1977a).
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