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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Coptotriche angusticollella (Duponchel, 1843)
[Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae]


Elachista angusticollella Duponchel, 1843. Lepid. Fr. Suppl. 4: 309, pl. 76 fig. 3.
Emmetia angusticollella
(Duponchel, 1843).
Coptotriche angusticollella
(Duponchel, 1843).


Leaf-mine: Forms a blotch on the upper surface of the leaf, causing it to fold over (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Rosa abies   British leafminers

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Rosa abies   Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: September-October (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. including the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Kent, Hereford, Isle of Wight, South Essex, South Hants, Warwick, West Gloucester and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Emmetia angusticollella - JNCC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map (as Emmetia angusticollella).

 

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - East and Northwest, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

British leafminers
NBN Gateway, as Emmetia angusticollella
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea
[290302]
UKMoths

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Last updated 25-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin