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Rhamphus pulicarius (Herbst, 1795) [Coleoptera: Curculionidae] Curculio pulicarius Herbst, 1795 Ramphus flavicornis Clairville, 1798 Rhamphus pulicarius (Herbst, 1795)

Leaf-mine: Generally small, upper-surface, pear-shaped mines, half of their surface stuffed with frass. In the frass-free part an oval, flattened larva. Often several mines in a leaf. Prior to oviposition the larvae eat, a large number of tiny holes in the leaves (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Larva: The larva over winters in the upper surface mine of the fallen leaf (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Betula     British leafminers Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Myricaceae       Myrica gale Bog-myrtle Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salicaceae       Populus     British leafminers Salix     British leafminers Salix     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Betula pendula Silver Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders Betula pubescens Downy Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders Myricaceae       Myrica gale Bog-myrtle Nederlandse bladmineerders Salicaceae       Populus alba White Poplar Nederlandse bladmineerders Populus nigra Black-poplar Nederlandse bladmineerders Populus tremula Aspen Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix aurita Eared Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix babylonica Weeping Crack-willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix caprea Goat Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix cinerea Grey Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix fragilis Crack-willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix pentandra Bay Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix purpurea Purple Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix repens Creeping Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix viminalis Osier Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: August - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: A local species (British leafminers). Widespread including Bedford, Easterness, Hunts, Kirkudbright, North Ebudes, Notts, South Hants, Stafford, West Cornwall, West Gloucester, West Ross, West Suffolk, West Sutherland (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG, NE, SNH and SER) 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, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia - East, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in the East Palaearctic and North Africa (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin