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Ectoedemia
weaveri (Stainton, 1855) Nepticula
weaveri
Stainton, 1855. Entomol. Ann.:
49, pl. 1 fig. 5. |
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Leaf-mine: The young larvae hatch in around August and form a narrow gallery mine in the leaves of cowberry, eventually turning into a blotch in the centre of the leaf, where it pupates in an inflated cavity (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time of year - mines: August - June (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adult moths emerge over a long period, any time between April and August (British leafminers). Distribution
in Britain: A submontane species, occurring on high moorland
and mountains in Wales, northern England and northern Scotland,
when it can be relatively common if the foodplant is present (British
leafminers including Banff, Easterness, Elgin, Kincardine, Main
Argyll, Mid Perth, South Aberdeen, Stafford and Warwick (NBN
Gateway distribution map - NE,
NESBRC,
SNH and SER).
See also British
leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central and North, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown. |
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Brian Pitkin
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