The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Orthochaetes setiger (Beck, 1817)
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae]


Rhynchaenus setiger Beck, 1817
Orthochaetes discoidalis
Fairmaire, 1869
Orthochaetes erinaceus
Jacquelin du Val, 1854
Orthochaetes plagiatus
Schilsky, 1907
Orthochaetes rubricatus
Fairmaire, 1861
Orthochaetes setulosus
Gyllenhal, 1836
Orthochaetes setiger
(Beck, 1817)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Asteraceae      
Centaurea     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Hieracium     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Lactuca     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sonchus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Boraginaceae      
Myosotis     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Lamiaceae      
Ajuga     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Liliaceae      
Allium ursinum Ramsons Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Plantaginaceae      
Plantago     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Primulaceae      
Cyclamen hederifolium Sowbread Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Cyclamen persicum Florist's Cyclamen Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Asteraceae      
Bellidiastrum micheli   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Centaurea     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Cichorium intybus Chicory Nederlandse bladmineerders
Crepis biennis Rough Hawks-beard Nederlandse bladmineerders
Hieracium murorum   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Hieracium pilosella   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear Nederlandse bladmineerders
Lactuca virosa Great Lettuce Nederlandse bladmineerders
Lapsana communis   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit Nederlandse bladmineerders
Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Nederlandse bladmineerders
Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce Nederlandse bladmineerders
Picris hieracioides Hawkweed Oxtongue Nederlandse bladmineerders
Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Nederlandse bladmineerders
Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders
Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Nederlandse bladmineerders
Boraginaceae      
Myosotis     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Lamiaceae      
Ajuga reptans Bugle Nederlandse bladmineerders
Plantaginaceae      
Plantago     Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Widespread including Berwick, Cambridge, Derby, Dunbarton, East Gloucester, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, East Sussex, Edinburgh, Haddington, Hunts, Leicester, North Devon, North Somerset, North Wilts, North-east York, Northampton, Roxburgh, South Essex, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-east York, Stirling, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Gloucester, West Kent and Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE and SNH).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

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Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [251095]

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin