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Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) [Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae] Cosmopteryx pinicolella Zeller, 1839. Isis 32: 210. Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839).

Leaf-miner and case-bearer: The young larva mines from the base of the needle. Later it lives in a case on the branch (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Pupates in case (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Hosts in Britain: Pinaceae       Picea abies Norway Spruce Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Pinaceae       Abies     Nederlandse bladmineerders Picea     Nederlandse bladmineerders Pinus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Bedford, East Kent, North Essex, North Hants, Notts, Salop, South Devon, West Kent and West Sussex (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 20-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin