The moth is difficult to distinguish from Tischeria ekebladella (T. dodonea forewings are yellower, less fuscous-tinged towards apex ; hindwings dark grey). Certain identification requires examination of a genitalia preparation. Adults are on wing mainly June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Castanea sativa and Quercus species, including Quercus faginea, Quercus macrolepis, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus robur and Quercus rubra, x turneri. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a brick red, upper-surface blotch, not preceded by a corridor. Almost all frass is ejected through a slit in the upper epidermis, at the margin of the mine. There is a characteristic pattern of fine concentric lines around the site of oviposition (egg laying). The larva makes a flat saucer-shaped cocoon, where it rests during feeding pauses.
tischeria, dodonea, moth, family, tischeriidae, found, from, fennoscandia, pyrenees, italy, romania, from, ireland, ukraine, there, disjunct, population, eastern, russia, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, inse. Tischeria dodonea is a moth of the family Tischeriidae It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees Italy and Romania and from Ireland to Ukraine There is a disjunct population in eastern Russia Tischeria dodoneaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily TischeriidaeGenus TischeriaSpecies T dodoneaBinomial nameTischeria dodoneaStainton 1858SynonymsTischeria frausella Heyden 1858 DamageThe moth is difficult to distinguish from Tischeria ekebladella T dodonea forewings are yellower less fuscous tinged towards apex hindwings dark grey Certain identification requires examination of a genitalia preparation Adults are on wing mainly June depending on the location The larvae feed on Castanea sativa and Quercus species including Quercus faginea Quercus macrolepis Quercus petraea Quercus pubescens Quercus robur and Quercus rubra x turneri They mine the leaves of their host plant The mine consists of a brick red upper surface blotch not preceded by a corridor Almost all frass is ejected through a slit in the upper epidermis at the margin of the mine There is a characteristic pattern of fine concentric lines around the site of oviposition egg laying The larva makes a flat saucer shaped cocoon where it rests during feeding pauses External links editLarval stage info Archived 2008 11 20 at the Wayback Machine bladmineerders nl in Dutch imago at UKMoths Swedish moths UK leafminers This article relating to the superfamily Tischerioidea is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tischeria dodonea amp oldid 1169625623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
