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Acrolepiopsis assectella (Zeller, 1839) [Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae] Leek moth Roeslerstammia assectella Zeller, 1839. Isis: 203. Lita vigiliella Duponchel, 1842. Hist. Nat. Lép. Suppl. 4: t. 73, fig. 12. Acrolepiopsis assectella (Zeller, 1839).

Leaf- or stem-mine: Very variable mine - corridor or bloth, with or without frass (Nederlandse bladmineerders). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers. Larva: The larva is described by Heppner (1987). Pupa: The larva pupates in an open network cocoon, either on the foodplant or close by (UKMoths). Hosts in Britain: Liliaceae       Allium     British leafminers Allium     UKMoths Allium cepa Onion Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Allium porrum Leek Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Liliaceae       Allium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Two generations - June and July, and from October through the winter to early spring (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Although it has the potential to be a pest, it is rather scarce and local. It is distributed mainly in the south-east of England, especially around the coast (UKMoths) including East Sussex and South Devon (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC and NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Balearic Is., Belarus, Belgium, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, North and Northwest, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Trichogramma evanescens Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae

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Last updated 30-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin