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Phyllonorycter roboris (Zeller, 1839)


A local and rather rare species in Belgium.

The larva lives on Quercus. It makes a large, oval mine on the underside of the leaf, contorting it strongly. Pupation inside the mine, attached solely to a green patch in the centre of the mine. The pupa hibernates.

The adults fly from late April till early July.


Belgium, Luxembourg, Bomal-sur-Ourthe, 26 April 2009.
(Photo © Jean-Yves Baugnée)
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Comments to Willy De Prins or Chris Steeman
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