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 lusciniaepennella (Treitschke, 1833)
[Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae]



Ornix lusciniaepennella
Treitschke, 1833. Europ. Schmett. 11 (2): 213.
Coleophora lusciniaepennella
(Treitschke, 1833).
Coleophora viminetella Zeller, 1849. Linn. Ent. 4: 393.


Leaf-mine: As with other Coleophorids, the larva forms a case from the leaf, in which it overwinters. The case formed by this species is long, slender and frequently woolly in appearance (UKMoths).

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Betulaceae      
Betula     UKMoths
Myricaceae      
Myrica     British leafminers
Myrica gale Bog-myrtle UKMoths
Myrica gale Bog-myrtle Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Salicaceae      
Salix     British leafminers
Salix aurita Eared Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Salix cinerea Grey Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Myricaceae      
Myrica gale Bog-myrtle Nederlandse bladmineerders
Salicaceae      
Salix aurita Eared Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders
Salix caprea Goat Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders
Salix cinerea Grey Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders
Salix repens Creeping Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders
Salix viminalis Osier Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: September to October, feeding again from April to May (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: The adult moths flies in a single generation emerging in June and July (UKMoths).

Distribution in Britain: The moth is common in areas where its hostplant grows, throughout the whole of Britain, except the far north of Scotland (UKMoths) including Banff, Kirkudbright, North Aberdeen, North Ebudes, North Lincoln, South Aberdeen, South Lincoln, South-west York and Wigtown (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH).

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, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia North, Russia - South, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea
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Last updated 22-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin