Phyllonorycter schreberella

Phyllonorycter schreberella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Europe, except northern Europe, Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.

Mined elm leaf
Larva

Phyllonorycter schreberella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. schreberella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter schreberella
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea schreberella Fabricius, 1781

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor and Ulmus pumila. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a short, roundish to oval, somewhat inflated, lower surface tentiform mine, often crossing a lateral vein. The epidermis has several lengthwise folds. Pupation takes place in a tough, greenish cocoon which lies freely in the mine.[3]

References
  1. "Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "15.074 BF352 Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781)". UKmoths. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781) small elm midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 September 2019.



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