Myrica gale, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol © Carina Van Steenwinkel

larva

mines

Corylus avellana, Bunderbos, 8.xi.2005

Corylus avellana, Bunderbos

case

Lobe case. Many small leaf fragments are attached to the tubular case; its end is strongly curved downwards. The larvae are attached to the leaf underside, where they make a large number of relatively small fleck mines.

host plants

Betulaceae, Corylaceae; narrowly polyphagous

Alnus; Betula pendula, pubescens; Carpinus betulus; Corylus avellana.

Hazel is the most important hostplant.

phenology

Full grown cases in August and October (Emmet ao, 1996a).

BENELUX

BE recorded (De Prins, 2003a).

NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

From Scandinavia and Finland to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania, and from Ireland to Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

references

Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Buhr (1964a), Dimic (1971a), Emmet ao (1996a), Haslberger, Lichtmannecker, Heindel ao (2014a), Hering (1927b, 1957a), Huemer (1986b), Huemer & Erlebach (2003a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ellis (2007a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2005a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Klimesch (1950c), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Maček (1999a), Michna (1975a), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman, Koster ao (1993a), Patzak (1974a), De Prins (2003a, 2008d), De Prins & Steeman (2011a, 2014a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Steeman & Sierens (2018a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1962a), Tomov & Krusteva (2007a).