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Zeugophora turneri Power, 1863 [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae] Zeugophora turneri Power, 1863

Leaf-mine: For all the western european Zeugophora species applies: large, blackish brown, upper-surface blotch. Oviposition at the leaf underside, in a small pit, that is covered by secretion. These oviposition marks remain visible as small, transparant points. They live communal, and leave the mine through an upper-surface exit slit (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Larva: Larva yellow, flattened, with a distinct head but no legs (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Salicaceae       Populus tremula Aspen Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Salicaceae       Populus tremula Aspen Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Apparently a northern species, recorded in East Ross, Easterness, Elgin, South Aberdeen and West Sutherland (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG and SNH). Distribution elsewhere: Poland (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin