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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Leucoptera lathyrifoliella (Stainton, 1866)
[Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae]


Cemiostoma lathyrifoliella Stainton, 1866. Entomol. Ann.: 170.
Leucoptera lathyrifoliella
(Stainton, 1866).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Fabaceae    
Lathyrus latifolius Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Lathyrus montanus Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Lathyrus sylvestris Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Isle of Wight and South Devon (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC, NE and SNH).

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

Distribution elsewhere: Northwest Europe including Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland and Sweden (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 08-Jun-2008  Brian Pitkin