HOME : Introduction : Methods : Miners : Parasitoids Host plants by Scientific name : Common name References : Web resources : Acknowledgements : Recent changes : Index : Search

Agonopterix propinquella (Treitschke, 1835) [Lepidoptera: Depressariidae] Haemylis propinquella Treitschke, 1835. Schmett. Europ. 10 (3): 184, 280. Agonopterix propinquella (Treitschke, 1835).

Leaf-mine: The eggs of this species are laid on a leaf, with the larvae mining the underside of the leaf, until a late instar when it feeds in a web under the midrib of the leaf, causing visible blotching on the upperside. The mine is illustrated in UKMoths. Larva: The larva is illustrated in UKMoths. Pupa: The larva pupates in August, usually amongst the leaf litter, occasionally within the web. The pupa is illustrated in UKMoths. Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Arctium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Carduus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Centaurea     Nederlandse bladmineerders Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: The adults emerge in a single generation in September and hibernate through the winter, re-emerging in spring (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: England, Wales and southern Scotland (UKMoths) including Lancaster (Greater Manchester, Chorlton) (UKMoths), Northumberland, South, Notts, South Devon, South Lancaster, West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC, NE and SHWRG) and the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

External links:	Search the internet:
British leafminers NBN Gateway Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea [287626] UKMoths	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google

Last updated 20-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin