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Oxyptilus pilosellae (Zeller, 1841) [Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae] Pterophorus pilosellae Zeller, 1841. Isis. Jena. 25 (10): 789, pl. 4 fig. 27. Pterophorus bohemanni Wallengren, 1862. Skand. fjâd.: 16. Oxyptilus pilosellae (Zeller, 1841).

Leaf-mine: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear-hawkweed 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 Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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