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Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849. Linn. ent. 4: 301.

Leaf-mine: The initial mine is like that of a nepticulid. The case is made form excised leaf portions, which are added to the oral end, leading to the ringed appearance. The larva causes the leaf to have white blotches. Identification cannot be made on these alone as similar blotches can be made by early instar larvae of the Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) (British leafminers). The case is also illustrated in UKMoths. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Fabaceae       Lotus     UKMoths Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil British leafminers Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Lotus uliginosus   British leafminers Lotus uliginosus   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fabaceae       ? Astragalus glycyphyllos Wild Liquorice Nederlandse bladmineerders ? Coronilla     Nederlandse bladmineerders Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Nederlandse bladmineerders Lotus uliginosus   Nederlandse bladmineerders ? Medicago     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September-May (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Mainly in July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Found widely in a variety of habitats throughout the UK (British leafminers) including Banff, Denbigh, East Cornwall, East Kent, East Perth, East Ross, Easterness Kincardine, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Essex, North Hants, North Somerset, Salop, South Hants, South Lancaster, South-west York, Stafford, Stirling, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Kent, Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG), the Channel Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). 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, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Sardinia, 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