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Leaf-mine:
The larva mines the leaves of various roseaceous trees, such as
blackthorn and apple, forming a gallery leading to a blotch (UKMoths).
Larva:
Details unknown.
Pupa:
The
pupal cocoon is suspended from silken 'guyropes' and closely resembles
that of L. clerkella
(UKMoths).
Hosts
in Britain:
| Betulaceae |
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| Betula |
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Plant,
in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 |
| Rosaceae |
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| Chaenomeles |
japonica |
Japanese
quince |
Plant,
in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 |
| Crataegus |
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|
Plant,
in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 |
| Malus |
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Plant,
in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 |
| Malus |
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UKMoths |
| Prunus |
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|
Plant,
in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 |
| Prunus |
spinosa |
Blackthorn |
UKMoths |
| Sorbus |
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Plant,
in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 |
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: Details unknown.
Time
of year - adults: The adult moths fly in September, and overwinter,
appearing again in the spring (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: Formerly locally resident in parts of southern and
central England (UKMoths)
including South-west York, Surrey and West Kent (NBN
Gateway distribution map - JNCC
and NE).
This
moth seems to have died out as a British species and has not been
reliably encountered since around 1900 (UKMoths).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek
mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and
Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine
and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
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