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Phyllonorycter harrisella (Linnaeus, 1761) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Phalaena harrisella Linnaeus, 1761. Tinea cramerella Fabricius, 1777. Ent. Syst. 3: 327. Phyllonorycter harrisella (Linnaeus, 1761).

Leaf-mine: The mine is less than 14mm long, single crease in lower epidermis. The frass random in summer, but in U- or V-shaped lining to cocoon in autumn (British leafminers). The leaf-mine is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The cremaster is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     UKMoths 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: June - July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: On the wing in May and June, and again in the autumn (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Fairly common over much of Britain, but less so in Ireland (UKMoths) including Bedford, Cambridge, East Cornwall, East Kent, East Sutherland, Hereford, Hunts, Kirkudbright, Leicester, Middlesex, North Ebudes, Northampton, South Devon, South Lancaster, South Lincoln and West Lancaster (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, JNCC, NE, SNH and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. Also recorded in the Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus lyncus Walker, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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