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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Coptrotriche gaunacella (Duponchel, 1843)
[Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae]


Elachista gaunacella Duponchel, 1843. Hist. Nat. Lép. Fr. Suppl. 4: 319.
Emmetia gaunacella
(Duponchel, 1843)
Coptrotriche gaunacella (Duponchel, 1843)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Prunus cerasus Dwarf Cherry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Emmetia)
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as Emmetia)

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum Nederlandse bladmineerders
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Draghia, 1970a

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, Corsica, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin