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Caloptilia alchimiella (Scopoli, 1763) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Phalaena alchimiella Scopoli, 1763. Ent. Carn.: no. 661. Caloptilia alchimiella (Scopoli, 1763).

Leaf-mine: The larva at first mines the leaves in a gallery leading to a blotch. Subsequently the larva forms a succession of cones (usually three) by folding the tips of the leaves, and feeding withinthem (UKMoths). The leaf-mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     UKMoths Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Castanea sativa Horse chestnut Nederlandse bladmineerders Fagus sylvatica Beech Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus     Belgian Lepidoptera Quercus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: May to July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: British Is., including Chester (Congleton), London (Putney Heath) (UKMoths), East Cornwall, East Kent, East Perth, Hereford, Middlesex, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Hants, North-east York, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-west York, Stafford, Surrey, Warwick, West Cornwall, West Kent, West Sussex, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG), the Channel Is. and 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 Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 21-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin