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Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae] Gelechia operculella Zeller, 1873. Verhandl. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 23: 262, t. 3 fig. 17. Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873).

Leaf-mine: The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Solanaceae       Solanum tuberosum Potato Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Solanaceae       Solanum lycopersicum   Nederlandse bladmineerders Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade Nederlandse bladmineerders Solanum tuberosum Potato Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Azores, Balearic Is., Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Cyclades Is., Cyprus, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, North Aegean Is., Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - South, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Trichogramma evanescens Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae

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