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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Parornix scoticella (Stainton, 1850)
[Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae]


Ornix scoticella Stainton, 1850. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (2) 1: 94.
Parornix scoticella
(Stainton, 1850)


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Malus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sorbus devoniensis Crab Apple Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Malus sylvestris   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Banf, East Perth, Easterness, Edinburgh, Elgin, Lanark, Mid Perth, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Hants, Peebles, Selkirk, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hants, South Wilts, Stafford, Stirling and Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH).

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

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest and South, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids:

Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae


External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
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Fauna Europaea [286935]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin