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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Argyresthia abdominalis Zeller, 1839
[Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae]


Argyresthia abdominalis Zeller, 1839. Isis: 205.
Argyresthia
helvetica Heinemann, 1877. Schmett. Deutsch. 2 (2): 652.

Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Cupressaceae      
Juniperus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Cupressaceae      
Juniperus     Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including North Hants, South Hants and West Sussex (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, ? Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia North, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin