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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BETULA. Birches. [Betulaceae]


Three species of Betula are native to Britain - Dwarf Birch (B. nana), Silver Birch (B. pendula) and Downy Birch (B. pubescens). Paper birch (B. papyrifera) has been introduced.

Only one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Agromyza alnibetulae, is recorded on Betula in Britain.

Elsewhere the agromyzid Agromyza alnibetulae is recorded mining Betula.

The agromyzid Phytobia cambii feeds in the cambium of Salix and Populus in Britain and also Alnus, Betula and Carpinus elsewhere.

Fifty-seven non-dipterous miners are recorded on Betula in Britain (see below).

Elsewhere three additional British non-dipterous miners are recorded on Betula (see below).

Silver Birch - Betula pendula Image:  Brian Pitkin
Silver Birch - Betula pendula



Key for the identification of the known Diptera mines in Britain.




1>Larva forming a narrow, unusually long, upper surface leaf mine up to 12 cms, sometimes considerably widening at end; young leaves are frequently distorted. Puparium reddish-brown

Mine of Agromyza alnibetula on Betula rubescens. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)
Mine of Agromyza alnibetula on Betula rubescens.
Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)

Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel [Agromyzidae].



Non-dipterous miners recorded on Betula in Britain

Anoplus plantaris (Naezén, 1794) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Atemelia torquatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Bohemannia auriciliella (Joannis, 1908) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae       Fauna Europaea
Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840) Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Caloptilia betulicola (M. Hering, 1928) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae   UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Caloptilia populetorum (Zeller, 1839) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae   UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius, 1781) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora betulella Heinemann, 1877 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora binderella (Kollar, 1832) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora lusciniaepennella (Treitschke, 1833) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora orbitella Zeller, 1849 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora siccifolia Stainton, 1856 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora violacea (Ström, 1783) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Ectoedemia occultella (Linnaeus, 1767) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Eriocrania cicatricella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Eriocrania salopiella (Stainton, 1854) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Eriocrania sangii (Wood, 1891) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Eriocrania semipurpurella (Stephens, 1835) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Eriocrania sparrmannella (Bosc, 1791) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Fenusa pumila Leach, 1817 Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Fenusella nana (Klug, 1816) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Heliozela hammoniella Sorhagen, 1885 Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Heringocrania unimaculella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fallén, 1808) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Incurvaria pectinea Haworth 1828 Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae   UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Orchestes rusci (Herbst, 1795) Coleoptera: Curculionidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Orchestes testaceus (Müller, 1766). Coleoptera: Curculionidae British Leafminers   Fauna Europaea
Parornix betulae (Stainton, 1854) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Parornix loganella (Stainton, 1848) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae       Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter anderidae (W. Fletcher, 1885) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter cavella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella (Hübner, 1817) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phylloporia bistrigella (Haworth, 1828) Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Profenusa thomsoni (Konow, 1886) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Ramphus pulicarius (Herbst, 1795) Coleoptera: Curculionidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Roeslerstammia erxlebella (Fabricius, 1787) Lepidoptera: Roeslerstammiidae   UKMoths   Fauna Europaea
Scolioneura betuleti (Klug, 1816) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Scolioneura vicina Konow, 1894. Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders  
Stigmella betulicola (Stainton, 1856) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella confusella (Wood & Walsingham, 1894) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella continuella (Stainton, 1856) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella floslactella (Haworth, 1828) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella lapponica (Wocke, 1862) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella luteella (Stainton, 1857) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella sakhalinella Puplesis, 1984 Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Swammerdamia passerella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae   UKMoths   Fauna Europaea
Tachyergus pseudostigma (Tempère 1982) Coleoptera: Curculionidae       Fauna Europaea
Tachyergus stigma (Germar) Coleoptera: Curculionidae       Fauna Europaea

Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Betula elsewhere

Coleophora anatipennella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze, 1783) Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836) Lepidoptera: Lyonetidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea

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Last updated 20-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin

 

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