Tischeria decidua Wocke, 1876

on Quercus

Quercus robur, Hungary, Kimle, 17.vii.2019 © László Érsek

another mine, lighted from behind

section through the mine

mine and dropped out cocoon

larva, dorsal view

detail

larva, ventral view

detail

Quercus robur, Wellerlooi

larva, terminal prolegs

Quercus robur, Lage Mierde: to the right the cocoon, upside down

mine

Upper-surface blotch without any initial corridor; the colour is yellow-brown with concentric grey-green arcs. The larva soon starts making a discoidal cocoon in the centre of the mine. During feeding pauses it rests in the cocoon, curved in a horse-shoe position. The mine contains little or no frass. The full grown larva frees the cocoon from the mine by making a circulur cut in the upper epidermis of the leaf. It hibernates in the fallen cocoon.

host plants

Fagaceae, oligophagous

Castanea sativa; Quercus acutissima, cerris, faginea, x hispanica, ithaburensis subsp, macrolepis, mongolica, petraea, pubescens, robur & subsp. pedunculiflora, rubra, serrata, variabilis.

In the Netherlands a mine has been found on Fagus sylvatica; the larva had developed so far as to cut out its cocoon (van Wielink & Ellis, 2011a).

phenology

Larva from August (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

BE recorded (Chris Steeman in litt, 2013).

NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Europe, south of the line: Netherlands, Poland, Central Russia; not in the British Isles (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

pupa

Described by Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).

references

Baldizzone & scalercio (2018a), Barton (2018b), Beiger (1980a), Buhr (1964a), Corley, Marabuto & Pires (2007a), Csóka (2003a), Drăghia (1972a), Hartig (1939a), Haslberger, Grünewald, Lichtmannecker, ao (2012a), Hering (1931-32f, 1934a, 1957a), Huemer (1986b, 2012a), Huemer & Erlebach (2003a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2005a), Kasy (1983a, 1987a), Kollár & Hrubík (2009a), Klimesch (1950c, 1957a), Kollár (2007a), Kuchlein & Alders (2006a), Kuchlein & Kuchlein-Nijsten (2002b), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Maček (1999a), Matošević, Pernek, Dubravac & Barić (2009a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Plóciennik, Pawlikiewicz & Jaworski (2011a), De Prins (2013a), De Prins & Steeman (2014a), Sato (1993a), Schütze (1931a), Sefrová (2005a), Skala (1951a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Stammer (2016a), Stolnicu (2007a, 2008a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1959b), Tomov & Dimitrov (2007a), Ureche (2010a), van Wielink & Ellis (2011a), Zimmermann & Skala (1946a), Zoerner (1969a).