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

Leaf-mine: The mine is greater than 16mm long, no creases in lower epidermis and a central green patch on upper side (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     UKMoths Quercus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus petraea Sessile 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: July - August (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults fly in June in a single generation (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Found in mature oak woodland, and is distributed though uncommonly, throughout England and Wales and Ireland (UKMoths) including Denbigh, Derby, Hereford, Nottingham, Salop, South Devon, Stafford and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, Northwest and South, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus lyncus Walker, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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