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Acrolepia autumnitella Curtis, 1838 [Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae] Tortrix pygmeana Haworth, 1811. Acrolepia autumnitella Curtis, 1838. Brit. Ent. 15: 679. Haemilis lefebvriella Duponchel, 1838. Hist. Nat. Lép. 11: t. 290, fig. 11. Roeslerstammia heleniella Zeller, 1839. Isis: 203. Tinea submontana Osthelder, 1951. Beilage Mitt. münchen ent. Ges. 41: 241.

Leaf-mine: The larvae forms large whitish or translucent blotches (UKMoths). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders and UKMoths. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders and UKMoths and is formed in a cocoon fashioned from a network of silk. Hosts in Britain: Solanaceae       Atropa belladona Deadly Nightshade British leafminers Atropa belladona Deadly Nightshade Plant in Pitkin & Plant 2005 Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet British leafminers Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Plant in Pitkin & Plant 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Solanaceae       Atropa     Nederlandse bladmineerders Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: The adults generally emerge in two generations, firstly in July and then in October, the second brood overwintering in this stage (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A small inconspicuous species, distributed mainly in the southern half of England, with a few scattered records further north, although it is probably overlooked (UKMoths). Bucks, Cambridge, East Kent, Hereford, Isle of Wight, Middlesex, North Hants, North Somerset, South Devon, South Lancaster, South Somerset, West Cornwall, West Gloucester and West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, JNCC, NE and SHWRG). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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