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Coptotriche marginea (Haworth, 1828) [Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae] Tinea marginea Haworth, 1828. Brit. Lep.: 556. Emmetia marginea (Haworth, 1828) Coptotriche marginea (Haworth, 1828)

Leaf-mine: A gallery leading to whitish blotch. The larvae from the autumn generation feed throughout the winter. Pupation occurs inside the mine. Mines in shaded places can be large (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders and UKMoths. Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers, Nederlandse bladmineerders and UKMoths. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Rubus     British leafminers, as Emmetia Rubus     UKMoths, as Emmetia Rubus fruticosus Bramble Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005, as Emmetia Rubus fruticosus Bramble British leafminers, as Emmetia Rubus loganbaccus Loganberry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005, as Emmetia Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Rubus caesius Dewberry Nederlandse bladmineerders Rubus fruticosus Bramble Nederlandse bladmineerders Rubus idaeus Raspberry Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September - March (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Two generations, May and June, and again in August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A common species throughout Britain (UKMoths) including East Cornwall, East Kent, Hunts. Middlesex, South Devon, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Lancaster (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Emmetia marginea - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, JNCC, NE and SHWRG) and the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map, as Emmetia marginea. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Dodecanese Is., Finland, French mainland, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Luxembourg, Macedonia, North Aegean Is., Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin