The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The posterior tarsi with dark fuscous spots. Forewings are golden-brown to dark brown ; a white median streak from base to near middle, dark margined above ; dorsum narrowly white towards base ; four costal and three dorsal white wedge-shaped spots, anteriorly blackish-margined, first costal small, first dorsal long, sometimes interrupted ; a blackish apical spot. Hindwings are dark grey. The larva is pale yellowish ; dorsal line green ; head pale brown.[1]
The moth flies in two generations in May and in August.
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phyllonorycter, oxyacanthae, moth, family, gracillariidae, found, europe, except, balkan, peninsula, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterainfraorder, heteroneurafamily, gracillariidaegenus, phyllonorycter. Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae It is found in all of Europe except the Balkan Peninsula Phyllonorycter oxyacanthaeScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraInfraorder HeteroneuraFamily GracillariidaeGenus PhyllonorycterSpecies P oxyacanthaeBinomial namePhyllonorycter oxyacanthae Frey 1856 SynonymsLithocolletis oxyacanthae Frey 1856 Phyllonorycter pomonella Zeller 1846 Leaf mineThe wingspan is 6 8 mm The posterior tarsi with dark fuscous spots Forewings are golden brown to dark brown a white median streak from base to near middle dark margined above dorsum narrowly white towards base four costal and three dorsal white wedge shaped spots anteriorly blackish margined first costal small first dorsal long sometimes interrupted a blackish apical spot Hindwings are dark grey The larva is pale yellowish dorsal line green head pale brown 1 The moth flies in two generations in May and in August The larvae feed on Crataegus and Rosaceae species Other recorded foodplants include Crataegomespilus arnieresi Crataegus chrysocarpa Crataegus monogyna Crataegus oxyacantha Crataegus pentagyna Crataegus rivularis Cydonia oblonga Mespilus germanica Pyracantha coccinea Pyrus communis Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus torminalis References edit Meyrick E 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan London pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Keys and descriptionExternal links editUKmoths Leafminers nbsp Media related to Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article relating to moths in genus Phyllonorycter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae amp oldid 1106004554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
