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Orchestes pilosus (Fabricius, 1781) [Coleoptera: Curculionidae] Curculio pilosus Fabricius, 1781 Curculio ilicis Fabricius, 1787 Curculio saltatorsegetis De Geer, 1775 Curculio segetis Linnaeus, 1758 Rhynchaenus pilosus (Fabricius, 1781) Orchestes pilosus (Fabricius, 1781)

Leaf-mine: The mine is at the leaf margin and usually between two lobes. It has some similarities to that of the moth Dyseriocrania subpurpurella, but is smaller when mature and is darker due to the frass adhering to the inner surface of the mine. The Eriocrania mine also has the typical 'spaghetti' frass (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Inside or outside the leaf (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: April - June (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread including Bedford, Berks, Berwick, Bucks, Chester, Dorset, East Gloucester, East Kent, East Suffolk, Fife, Hereford, Hunts, Mid Perth, Monmouth, North Essex, North-east York, Northampton, Notts, Oxford, Salop, South Hants, South Wilts, Surrey, Warwick, West Gloucester, West Kent, West Suffolk, West Sussex, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Rhynchaenus pilosus - NE and SNH) and Northern Ireland (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Bulgaria, Corsica, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in the Near East (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin