Tischeria dodonea

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Tischeria dodonea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Tischeria
Species:
T. dodonea
Binomial name
Tischeria dodonea
Stainton, 1858
Synonyms
  • Tischeria frausellaHeyden, 1858

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.

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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. [1] [2]


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.

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References

  1. Heath, J. and Emmet, A.M. (Eds), 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1: Micropterigidae to Heliozelidae
  2. lepiforum.de includes images PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .