Caloptilia robustella

Caloptilia robustella (commonly known as new oak slender)[2] is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

New oak slender
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. robustella
Binomial name
Caloptilia robustella
Jäckh, 1972[1]

The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in). There are multiple generations per year, with adults on wing between April and November.[3]

The larvae feed on Fagus sylvatica and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow lower-surface epidermal gallery, regularly intersecting itself. Later, the mine becomes full depth. It remains a small mine, either rectangular or (more frequently) a triangle in a vein axle, with frass along the sides. Older larvae leave the mine and continue feeding in a leaf roll. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[4]

References
  1. "Caloptilia robustella Jackh, 1972". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. "New Oak Slender". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  3. UKmoths
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.


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