Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents

Phyllonorycter abrasella Zeller
Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae

Bivoltine (VII. and IX-X.), host exclusively is Quercus cerris. The blotch mine on the underside strongly pulls the leaf together. There are several wrinkles on the lower epidermis. The larva pupates freely within the mine. Central and South European species, common in Hungary.

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