Gracillaria syringella (Fabricius 1794) (Family Gracillariidae)

Forewing Length: 6-7.5mm;
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - June
July - August
June
August - September
(Earliest: 17.10)
June - July
Ooctober - April
April - June
June - August

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Leaf Miner)

Fraxinus excelsior
Syringa vulgaris
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Gracillaria syringella
Gracillaria syringella
Nature Spot: Gracillaria syringella
Lepiforum: Gracillaria syringella
British Leafminers: Gracillaria syringella
UK Flymines: Gracillaria syringella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Gracillaria syringella


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