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Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849 [Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae] Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849. Linn. Ent. 4: 397.

Leaf-mine: Larva mines leaves, forming a case from an excised mine. This case is later extended, and widened by slitting the ventral side to insert a gusset. The full-grown case is 8mm long with a single ventral keel (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Caryophyllaceae       Cerastium     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Myosoton     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Silene maritima Sea Campion British leafminers Stellaria alsine Bog Stitchwort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort British leafminers Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Caryophyllaceae       Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort Nederlandse bladmineerders Cerastium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Myosoton aquaticum Water Chickweed Nederlandse bladmineerders Stellaria alsine Bog Stitchwort Nederlandse bladmineerders Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort Nederlandse bladmineerders Stellaria media Common Chickweed Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September to November, feeding again from March to May (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including the Isle of Wight (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia - South, Slovakia, Sweden, ? Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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