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Ectoedemia agrimoniae (Frey, 1858) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula agrimoniae Frey, 1858. Entomol. Weekly Intell. 4:43. Ectoedemia agrimoniae (Frey, 1858)

Leaf-mine: The initial gallery is twisted and can follow the leaf edge. It contains broken linear frass. it then widens to form a blotch or gallery, with scattered frass (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: It pupates in the mine (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony British leafminers Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Agrimonia     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: August - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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