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


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Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
[Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae]


Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Schmett. Europ. 5: 230.


Leaf-mine: The leaf-mine and case are illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Betulaceae      
Betula     Pitkin in Plant & Prunella, 2005
Betula pubescens Downy Birch Emmet et al., 1996a
Corylus avellana Hazel Pitkin in Plant & Prunella, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Betulaceae      
Betula     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Carpinus     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Corylus avellana Hazel Nederlandse bladmineerders
Corylus betulus   Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including South Wilts, West Kent, West Lancaster, and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

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

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 21-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin