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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Ancylis paludana Barrett, 1871
[Lepidoptera: Tortricidae]


Ancylis paludana Barrett, 1871. Ent. mon. mag. 8: 134.


Leaf-mine: The larvae feed on marsh pea, spinning two leaves together (UKMoths).

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Fabaceae      
Lathyrus palustris Marsh Pea Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Lathyrus palustris Marsh Pea UKMoths

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: The moth has two generations and is on the wing in May and June and subsequently late July to August (UKMoths).

Distribution in Britain: Occurring in a few wetland localities in East Anglia including Norfolk (Horning Hall Marshes) (UKMoths), Cambridge, East Norfolk and Cheviotland (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Sweden and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Belgian Lepidoptera
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Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin