Phyllonorycter maestingella

Book leafminer ( Phyllonorycter maestingella )

The book leafminer ( Phyllonorycter maestingella ) is a very common type of the family of leaf miners ( Gracillariidae ).

The larvae of this moth live as leaf miners, especially in the leaves of beech trees. They form characteristic feeding images between two ribs of the sheet, which is rolled by means of a thread pull inward. In the middle of the mine on a dark Kotansammlung forms. Pupation takes place in a Seidengespinnst and the doll represents the overwintering stage of the animals