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 orbitella Zeller, 1849
[Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae]


Coleophora orbitella Zeller, 1849. Linn. Ent. 4: 385.


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Betulaceae      
Alnus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
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: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Chester, East Sussex, Edinburgh, Hunts, North Essex, South Hants, South Lancaster, South-west York, Surrey, Warwick, West Kent, West Sussex and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG).

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, Russia - North, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 27-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin