Larval Mine on Fagus sylvatica

Forewing Length: 3-4.5mm;
Wingspan: 7-9mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
June September	March - April (Earliest: 18.5) July October (Earliest: 13.9)	April - May July - August	May August

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous Leaf Miner)	Fagaceae
Parasitoids:	Pediobius saulius Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Phyllonorycter messaniella
Phyllonorycter messaniella
Nature Spot: Phyllonorycter messaniella
Lepiforum: Phyllonorycter messaniella
British Leafminers: Phyllonorycter messaniella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Phyllonorycter messaniella

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