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Callisto denticulella (Thunberg, 1794) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea denticulella Thunberg, 1794. Insecta Suecia: ?. Gracillaria guttea Haworth, 1828. Lep. Brit.: 531. Callisto denticulella (Thunberg, 1794)

Leaf-mine: The young larvae mine the leaves, causing a gallery followed by a semi-translucent blotch on the upper surface of the leaf. It then vacates this and folds the edge of a leaf down to feed within, usually twice, before pupating externally among detritus (UKMoths). The leaf-mine is also illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Malus     British leafminers Malus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Malus     UKMoths Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson, 1985a Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Cotoneaster     Nederlandse bladmineerders Crataegus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Malus     Belgian Lepidoptera Pyrus communis Pear Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: May and June (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain:, Callisto denticulella frequents orchards and gardens where apple trees are present (UKMoths). Distributed throughout much of the British Isles, including Cleveland (Marske) (UKMoths) East Cornwall, East Kent, Hereford, Lanark, Mid Perth, North Hants, South Devon, South Wilts, Stirling, West Gloucester, West Kent, West Suffolk, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC, NE and SNH) and Channel Is. Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, 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: Cirrospilus lyncus Walker, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 21-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin