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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Coleotechnites piceaella (Kearfott, 1903)
[Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae]


Recurvaria piceaella Kearfott, 1903. Journal N. Y. ent. Soc. 11: 155, t. 9 fig. 10.
Coleotechnites piceaella
(Kearfott, 1903)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Pinaceae      
Picea abies Norway Spruce Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Pinaceae      
Picea      
Picea pungens Colorado Spruce Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland and Slovakia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids:

Monodontomerus obscurus Westwood, 1844 Hymenoptera: Torymidae
Pteromalus chrysos Walker, 1836 Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae


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Last updated 29-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin