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Coleophora binderella (Kollar, 1832) [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Ornix binderella Kollar, 1832. Beitrg. Landes. Kunde. Oesterr. 2: 99. Coleophora binderella (Kollar, 1832).

Leaf-miner and case bearer: Larva mines leaves. The case is enlarged several times by mining a leaf-edge and inserting the existing case into the mine which is joined with silk. The final case is 7-8mm long (British leafminers). The case is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Alnus     British leafminers Alnus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Alnus cordata Italian Alder Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Betula     British leafminers Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Corylus     British leafminers Corylus avellana Hazel Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Alnus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Betula     Nederlandse bladmineerders Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Nederlandse bladmineerders Corylus avellana Hazel Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September to October, feeding again in April and May (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: June or July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Widespread in woodland where the foodplants are found (UKMoths) including Hereford, Isle of Wight, Mid Perth, North Lincoln, North Somerset, Northampton, South Hants, South Lincoln, Surrey, West Gloucester and West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC, NE and SNH). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). 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, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin