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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

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) Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel [Agromyzidae].

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Betula in Britain Anoplus plantaris (Naezén, 1794) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Atemelia torquatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae     Bohemannia auriciliella (Joannis, 1908) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae       Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840) Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae   Caloptilia betulicola (M. Hering, 1928) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae   Caloptilia populetorum (Zeller, 1839) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae   Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius, 1781) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Coleophora betulella Heinemann, 1877 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora binderella (Kollar, 1832) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Coleophora lusciniaepennella (Treitschke, 1833) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora milvipennis Zeller, 1839 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae   Coleophora orbitella Zeller, 1849 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae   Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora siccifolia Stainton, 1856 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Coleophora violacea (Ström, 1783) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Ectoedemia occultella (Linnaeus, 1767) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Eriocrania cicatricella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae Eriocrania salopiella (Stainton, 1854) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae Eriocrania sangii (Wood, 1891) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae Eriocrania semipurpurella (Stephens, 1835) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae Eriocrania sparrmannella (Bosc, 1791) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae Fenusa pumila Leach, 1817 Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae   Fenusella nana (Klug, 1816) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae   Heliozela hammoniella Sorhagen, 1885 Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae Heringocrania unimaculella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Eriocranidae Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fallén, 1808) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae   Incurvaria pectinea Haworth 1828 Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae   Orchestes rusci (Herbst, 1795) Coleoptera: Curculionidae   Orchestes testaceus (Müller, 1766). Coleoptera: Curculionidae   Parornix betulae (Stainton, 1854) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Parornix loganella (Stainton, 1848) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae       Phyllonorycter anderidae (W. Fletcher, 1885) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae   Phyllonorycter cavella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae   Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella (Hübner, 1817) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phylloporia bistrigella (Haworth, 1828) Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae Profenusa thomsoni (Konow, 1886) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae   Ramphus pulicarius (Herbst, 1795) Coleoptera: Curculionidae   Roeslerstammia erxlebella (Fabricius, 1787) Lepidoptera: Roeslerstammiidae     Scolioneura betuleti (Klug, 1816) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae   Scolioneura vicina Konow, 1894. Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae     Stigmella betulicola (Stainton, 1856) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae   Stigmella confusella (Wood & Walsingham, 1894) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Stigmella continuella (Stainton, 1856) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Stigmella floslactella (Haworth, 1828) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Stigmella lapponica (Wocke, 1862) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Stigmella luteella (Stainton, 1857) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Stigmella sakhalinella Puplesis, 1984 Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae   Swammerdamia passerella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae     Tachyergus pseudostigma (Tempère 1982) Coleoptera: Curculionidae       Tachyergus stigma (Germar) Coleoptera: Curculionidae       Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Betula elsewhere Coleophora anatipennella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze, 1783) Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836) Lepidoptera: Lyonetidae

Last updated 20-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin