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Phyllonorycter quercifoliella (Zeller, 1839) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Lithocolletis quercifoliella Zeller, 1839. Isis: 217. Phyllonorycter quercifoliella (Zeller, 1839).

Leaf-mine: The mine is medium (>10mm) or large, single crease in lower epidermis. The frass surrounds cocoon in summer, but in U-shaped lining in autumn (British leafminers). The 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 Quercus rubra Red Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus rubra Red Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The moths are on the wing in April and May, and again in August and September (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Probably the commonest of the oak-feeding Phyllonorycters, this species is frequent throughout most of the British Isles (UKMoths) including Banff, Bedford, Cambridge, East Cornwall, East Gloucester, East Kent, East Perth, East Sutherland, Elgin, Hereford, Hunts, Kirkudbright, Lanark, Mid Perth, Mid-west York, Middlesex, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Essex, North Hants, North-west York, Salop, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hants, South Lancaster, South-east York, South-west York, Stafford, Surrey, Warwick, West Gloucester, West Kent, West Lancaster, West Sussex, Worcester (See also NBN Gateway distribution map- BRERC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG), the Channel Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Dodecanese Is., Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East and North Africa (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 Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin