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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Digitivalva pulicariae (Klimesch, 1956)
[Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae]


Acrolepia pulicariae Klimesch, 1956. Z. Wien. ent. Ges. 41: 135, fig'd.
Digitivalva pulicariae
(Klimesch, 1956)


Leaf-mine: The larva mines the leaves, forming brownish or whitish inflated blotches (UKMoths).

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Asteraceae      
Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane UKMoths

Hosts elsewhere:

Asteraceae      
Buphthalmum      
Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Nederlandse bladmineerders
Inula     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: July (UKMoths).

Time of year - adults: The adult moths fly from August and hibernate over winter, reappearing up to May the following spring (UKMoths).

Distribution in Britain: Locally distributed, occurring from southern England northwards to Northumberland and west to Wales (UKMoths) including East Cornwall, North Devon, South Devon, South Somerset, Surrey and West Cornwall (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC and NE).

Also recorded in Republic of Ireland (UKMoths and Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin