The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


HOME : Introduction : Methods : Miners : Parasitoids
Host plants by Scientific name : Common name
References : Web resources : Acknowledgements : Recent changes : Index : Search


Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877
[Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae]


Coleophora ahenella Heinemann, 1877. Schmett. Deutsch. Schweiz. 2 (2): 546.


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Caprifoliaceae      
Lonicera     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Symphoricarpos     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Viburnum lantana Wayfaring-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Rhamnaceae      
Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Caprifoliaceae      
Lonicera     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Nederlandse bladmineerders
Viburnum lantana Wayfaring-tree Nederlandse bladmineerders
Cornaceae      
Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Nederlandse bladmineerders
Rhamnaceae      
Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders
Rhamnus frangula   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 South Wilts (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway

Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea
[288658]
UKMoths

Find using Google
Find using Google Scholar
Find images using Google

Top of page

Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin