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Phyllonorycter roboris

Synonyms: Elachista roborifoliella; Lithocolletis roboris (homotypic); Phyllonorycter roborella; Phyllonorycter roborifoliella

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter roboris is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in all of Europe. The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing in June in one generation. The larvae feed on Quercus cerris, Quercus dalechampii, Quercus faginea, Quercus frainetto, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus pedunculiflora, Quercus petraea, Quercus polycarpa, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a large, lower-surface tentiform mine. Normally, quite close to the leaf base. The lower epidermis seems smooth, but has many fine length folds. The frass is deposited as a black mass in a corner of the mine.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains 67265 Wales, United Kingdom
Birklands and Bilhaugh 672 England, United Kingdom  
Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses 2346 England/Wales, United Kingdom  

Prey / Diet

Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak)[1]
Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak)[1]
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0