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Leucoptera laburnella (Stainton, 1851) [Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae] Cemiostoma laburnella Stainton, 1851. Cat. Suppl.: 11. Cemiostoma wailesella Stainton, 1858. Weekly Int. 4: 44. Leucoptera laburnella (Stainton, 1851)

Leaf-mine: An irregular gallery filled with greenish frass, leading to a circular or oval blotch with blackish frass arranged in a spiral fashion (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers and UKMoths. Pupa: The coccon is illustrated in British leafminers and UKMoths. Hosts in Britain: Fabaceae       Cytisus battandieri Pineapple Broom Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Genista tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed British leafminers Genista tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Genista tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed UKMoths Laburnum     British leafminers Laburnum     UKMoths Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Lupinus     British leafminers Lupinus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Piptanthus laburnifolius Evergreen Laburnum Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fabaceae       Genista     Nederlandse bladmineerders Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum Nederlandse bladmineerders Lupinus polyphyllyus Garden Lupin Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June, July; September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widely distributed and fairly commonly throughout much of the British Isles (UKMoths) including Edinburgh, North Aberdeen, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, South-east York, Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, LWIC, NE, NESBRC and SHWRG) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). It tends to inhabit suburban areas where Laburnum is grown in gardens (UKMoths). 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, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in the 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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