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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Epinotia fraternana (Haworth, 1811)
[Lepidoptera: Tortricidae]


Tortrix fraternana Haworth, 1811. Lep. Brit.: 449.
Epinotia fraternana
(Haworth, 1811).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Pinaceae      
Abies     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Pinaceae      
Abies alba European Silver-fir Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Elgin, Hereford, South Aberdeen and South Hants (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE and SNH).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [292088]
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Last updated 29-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin