Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents

Tischeria angusticolella Dup.
Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae

Univoltine (IX-X.), host is Rosa. The larva is yellowish pale green, with black head. The mine is an irregular blotch on the upper surface. The larva overwinters and later pupates in the mine. Occurs in Central and Southern Europe, North Africa, Asia minor. Common in Hungary.

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