Gracillariidae

15.018 Scarce Oak Stilt Povolnya leucapennella (Stephens, 1835)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 6.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, coastal woodland, gardens and parks.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva at first mines a narrow gallery leading to a blotch between the veins of a leaf of Pedunculate Oak, Sessile Oak, Holm Oak and occasionally Sweet Chestnut. It then inhabits a small fold on the leaf margin. It later forms at least two successive cones on the tips of terminal leaves. Pupation takes place under a membrane under the leaf.