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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Monochroa suffusella (Douglas, 1850)
[Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae]


Gelechia suffusella Douglas, 1850. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (2) 1: 64.
Monochroa suffusella
(Douglas, 1850)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Cyperaceae      
Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass 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 Denbigh, East Norfolk, Hunts, Salop, South Hants, South Wilts, Surrey and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

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

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin