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Ectoedemia septembrella (Stainton, 1849) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula septembrella Stainton, 1849. Cat. Brit. Tin. Pteroph.: 29. Fomoria septembrella (Stainton, 1849). Ectoedemia septembrella (Stainton, 1849).

Leaf-mine: At first in a narrow gallery, later becoming a blotch mine (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: In a cocoon (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Hosts in Britain: Clusiaceae       Hypericum     British leafminers Hypericum androsaemum Tutsan Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hypericum hircinum Stinking Tutsan   Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John's-wort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hypericum pulchrum Slender St John's-wort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hypericum tetrapterum Square-stalked St John's-wort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hypericum x inodorum Tall Tutsan Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Clusiaceae       Hypericum     Belgian Lepidoptera Hypericum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John's-wort Belgian Lepidoptera Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John's-wort Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, October - December (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Two generations, on the wing in May and June, and again in August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Fairly common in England and Wales (UKMoths) including Bucks, East Perth, Hereford, Hunts, Mid Perth, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Hants, South Aberdeen, Stafford, West Gloucester, West Kent and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, NE, NESBRC and SNH). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in East Palaearctic and Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 21-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin