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Incurvaria oehlmanniella (Hübner, 1796) [Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae] Tinea oehlmanniella Hübner, 1796. Incurvaria oehlmanniella (Hübner, 1796).

Leaf-mine: The larvae feed on bilberry and cloudberry, at first mining the leaves, then cutting out a portable case and dropping to the ground, where they feed on dead leaves (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Ericaceae       Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry UKMoths Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rosaceae       Prunus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Cornaceae       Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Nederlandse bladmineerders Ericaceae       Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Nederlandse bladmineerders Rosaceae       Prunus     Hering, 1957a Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: The adults fly in June and July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Much of the British Isles (UKMoths) including Berk, East Kent, Easterness, Hereford, Mid Perth, Middlesex, North Ebudes, North Essex, North Hants, North Lincoln, North-east York, Orkney, Salo, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, South Lincoln, South-west York, Stafford, Surrey, West Gloucester, West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG) and Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, ? Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin