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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Epermenia aequidentellus (O. Hofmann, 1867)
[Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae]


Chauliodus aequidentellus O. Hofmann, 1867. Stett. ent. Ztg. 38: 206.
Chauliodus daucellus
Peyerimhoff, 1870. Pet. Nouv. Ent. 1: 57.
Epermenia aequidentellus
(O. Hofmann, 1867)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Apiaceae      
Daucus carota Carrot Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet-saxifrage Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Cornwall, Isle of Wight and West Cornwall (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corsica, Croatia, ? Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Madeira, Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, Switzerland and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin