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Eriocrania
sangii (Wood, 1891) Micropteryx
sangii
Wood, 1891. Ent. mon. Mag.
27: 100. |
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| Leaf-mine:
A blotch with large dark grey larva - discarded grey larval skin
visible in vacated mine. The mine starts by the edge of the leaf (British
leafminers). Larva: Dark grey and quite distinctive if the mined leaf is held up to the light (UKMoths). The larva is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: April - May (British
leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults fly in March and April (UKMoths). Distribution
in Britain: Although stated in the literature as local in Britain
(MBGBI), renewed interest in this group in recent years has shown
the species to be well distributed and quite common, especially
in northern England (UKMoths)
including Banff, Easterness, Elgin, Fife, Hereford, Kincardine,
North Aberdeen, North Somerset, South Aberdeen, South Hants, Surrey,
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, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - North, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids:
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28-Sep-2008
Brian Pitkin
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