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Acrocercops brongniardella (Fabricius, 1798) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea brongniardella Fabricius, 1798. Suppl. Ent. Syst.: 496. Acrocercops brongniardella (Fabricius, 1798).

Leaf-mine: A silvery sinuous gallery on the upper side, leading to a large, papery blotch. Sometimes several galleries lead to the same blotch (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: In silken cocoon amongst detritus; occasionally inside mine (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus spp.   UKMoths Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus ilex Evergreen Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: May - June (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: End of July. It can also overwinter and be found again in April and May (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: This is a very local species (UKMoths). Records include Cambridge, North Essex, North Hants, Salop, South Hants, South Lancaster, Stafford, Surrey, West Suffolk, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, NE and SHWRG) and the Channel Islands. See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea; UKMoths). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, Northwest and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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