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 niveicostella Zeller, 1839
[Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae]


Coleophora niveicostella Zeller, 1839. Isis: 208.


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Lamiaceae      
Thymus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Lamiaceae      
Thymus praecox   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Thymus pulegioides Large Garden Thyme Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Kent, North Hants and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Also recorded in Near East and North Africa (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin