''Phyllonorycter roboris'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is found in all of
Europe.
The
wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are shining white; a very oblique golden-brown fascia from base of costa, broad above, posteriorly fuscous-edged; four dark fuscous costal strigulae towards apex, anteriorly edged with an ochreous tinge, first oblique and nearly meeting a similar dorsal strigula; a golden brown apical spot containing a black dot; a dark apical hook in cilia. Hindwings are grey.
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo]
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Keys and description
Adults are on wing in June in one generation.
The
larvae feed on ''
Quercus cerris'', ''
Quercus dalechampii'', ''
Quercus faginea
''Quercus faginea'', the Portuguese oak, is a species of oak native to the western Mediterranean region in the Iberian Peninsula. Similar trees in the Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa are usually included in this species, or sometimes tre ...
'', ''
Quercus frainetto'', ''
Quercus macrocarpa'', ''
Quercus pedunculiflora
''Quercus robur'', commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to most of Europe west of the Caucasus. It is widely ...
'', ''
Quercus petraea'', ''
Quercus polycarpa
''Quercus petraea'' subsp. ''polycarpa'', synonyms including ''Quercus iberica'', is a deciduous tree native from Austria to Iran. Its range includes the Caucasus, where it may be called the Georgian oak.
Description
''Quercus petraea'' subsp. ...
'', ''
Quercus pubescens'' and ''
Quercus robur''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
External links
Fauna Europaea
lepiforum.de
rolandi
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1839
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