Gracillariidae

15.068 Splendid Oak Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter distentella (Zeller, 1846)

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 4.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva makes a very large mine extending from the midrib to the leaf margin on the underside of an oak leaf. The mine contracts the leaf and folds it over especially when there are several mines present. It pupates loose in the mine.