Phyllonorycter spinicolella
Phyllonorycter spinicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is probably present in all of Europe.
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The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again in August in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Prunus cerasifera, Prunus domestica, Prunus padus and Prunus spinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant creating a lower-surface, strongly inflated tentifom mine between to side veins. The lower epidermis is folded. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon and the frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.[3]
References
- "Phyllonorycter spinicolella (Zeller, 1846)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter spinicolella". UKmoths. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter spinicolella Sloe Midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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