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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Incurvaria praelatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
[Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae]


Tinea praelatella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. Wien. Verz.: 320.
Incurvaria praelatella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).


Leaf-mine: The leaf-mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Agrimonia     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Alchemilla     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Filipendula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Fragaria     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry UKMoths
Geum     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Geum rivale Water Avens UKMoths
Rubus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Agrimonia     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Alchemilla     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Filipendula     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry Nederlandse bladmineerders
Geum     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Rubus     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Spiraea     Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: The moths fly in sunshine, in May and June (UKMoths).

Distribution in Britain: Fairly well distributed throughout much of Britain (UKMoths) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) and can be common in places (UKMoths) including East Cornwall, East Kent, East Perth, Hereford, Kincardine, Mid Perth, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Hants, Orkney, Outer Hebrides, South Devon and West Gloucester
(NBN Gateway distribution map - DBRC, HBRG, NE, NESBRC and SNH).

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

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and North, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [285630]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin