Leaf-miner: Elongated,
lower surface, tentiform mine with one strong fold in the lower
epidermis. Pupa in a white cocoon, in which no frass in incorporated;
all frass in a clump in the mine. Before ecdysis the pupa works
itself out of the mine through the floor in the mine (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
The pupa of cf. cydoniella is illustrated in Bladmineerders van Europa.
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths.
The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Comments:
Reports from other hostplants (Amelanchier ovalis, Amelanchier
spicata, Cydonia oblonga, Malus pumila (as domestica),
Malus sylvestris, Prunus, Pyrus communis) may possibly be the
result of confusion with other species (
Phyllonorycter
anceps,
Phyllonorycter
hostis,
Phyllonorycter
mespilella,
Phyllonorycter
sorbi)
(Triberti, 2007a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland: Not recorded in Britain. British mines previously identified as cydoniella are hostis(UKMoths).
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Not recorded in Britain. British mines previously identified as cydoniella are hostis
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Estonia, French
mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Republic of
Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Russia - Central
and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Switzerland, The Netherlands
and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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