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Phyllonorycter platani Staudinger
Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae
Bivoltine (VI-VII. and VIII-XI.). The blotch mines regularly found on the underside, less often on the upper side. Sometimes up to 60 mines can be found on a single leaf. The mine is large, if there are not to many mines on one leaf, its surface can reach 4 cm2 as an average. The larva is yellowish brown or whitish, 5-7 mm long when fully grown. The autumn generation can feed until November. Overwinters as pupa in the fallen leaves on the ground. South European species, widespread in Hungary. In parks and roadside alleys can cause considerable leaf loss leading to a physiological and esthetical damage. Removing and burning the fallen leaves in autumn is suggested as control method.
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