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Ectoedemia subbimaculella (Haworth, 1828) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Tinea subbimaculella Haworth, 1828. Lep. Brit.: 583. Ectoedemia subbimaculella (Haworth, 1828).

Leaf-mine: The larvae mine oak leaves, initially in a gallery following a vein, then creating a triangular blotch between vein and midrib. It can be distinguished from the similar mines of E. heringi by the presence of a slit in the lower epidermis which allows frass and water to pass (UKMoths). The mine is also illustrated in British leafminers. Larva: Larva white, head and pronotal plate blackish-brown (British leafminers). The larva is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     UKMoths Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Castanea sativa Horse chestnut Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus     Belgian Lepidoptera Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: October - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Commonest in south-east England, the distribution expands north and westwards, though the exact distribution is unclear because of earlier confusion with similar species (UKMoths) including East Kent, Hunts, North Hants, North Somerset, Salop, South Lancaster, South-west York, Stafford, Surrey, West Gloucester, West Kent and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, NE and SHWRG). 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, ? Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 21-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin