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Gracillaria syringella (Fabricius, 1794) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea syringella Fabricius, 1794. Ent. Syst. 3: 328. Caloptilia syringella (Fabricius, 1794). Gracillaria syringella (Fabricius, 1794).

Leaf-mine: Larvae usually gregarious. Early mine an epidermal gallery leading to a contorted blotch with black frass. Subsequently two successive cones formed by folding the tip of a leaf downwards (British leafminers). Often, many leaves on a single bush turn brown and curl up with the mines. The species can be a pest in gardens (UKMoths). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in British leafminers. Hosts in Britain: Caprifoliaceae       Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Oleaceae       Fraxinus     British leafminers Fraxinus excelsior Ash Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Jasminum officinale Summer Jasmine Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Ligustrum     British leafminers Ligustrum     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Ligustrum     UKMoths Phillyrea latifolia   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Syringa     British leafminers Syringa     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Caprifoliaceae       Viburnum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Oleaceae       Fraxinus excelsior Ash Nederlandse bladmineerders Ligustrum ovalifolium   Nederlandse bladmineerders Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Nederlandse bladmineerders Syringa vulgaris Lilac Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June, August-September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults fly in May and again in July, and can be very common indeed where the mines are to be found (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A common species throughout Britain (UKMoths) including Banff, East Cornwall, East Gloucester, East Ross, Easterness, Edinburgh, Elgin, Haddington, Kincardine, Kirkudbrigh, Lanark, Linlithgow, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Ebudes, North Hants, North-east York, Orkney, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Essex, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-east York, South-west York, Surrey, West Glouceste, West Kent, West Lancaster, West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Caloptilia syringella - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, LWIC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG), the Channel Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map (as Caloptilia syringella). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Dodecanese Is., Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, Northwest and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in the Near East and Nearctic Region (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin