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Phyllocnistis unipunctella (Stephens, 1834) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Argyromiges unipunctella Stephens, 1834. Ill. Brit. Ent. Haust. 4: 260. Opostega suffusella Zeller, 1847. Linn. Ent. 3: 266. Phyllocnistis unipunctella (Stephens, 1834).

Leaf-mine: A 'snail-trail'-like mine on the upper surface, long and sinuous, without any visible frass. The mine can sometimes cover most of the leaf (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Under a membrane on the margin of leaf (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Salicaceae       Populus     UKMoths Populus nigra Black-poplar British leafminers Populus nigra Black-poplar Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Populus nigra 'italica' Lombardy-poplar British leafminers Populus nigra 'italica' Lombardy-poplar Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Salicaceae       Populus balsmifera Eastern Balsam-poplar Nederlandse bladmineerders Populus x canadensis Hybrid Black-poplar Nederlandse bladmineerders Populus deltoides Necklace Poplar Nederlandse bladmineerders Populus gileadensis   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June, August (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults fly in July and from September onwards, overwintering sometimes in haystacks (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Fairly common in most of England, becoming scarcer further north (UKMoths) including Cambridge, Isle of Wight, Mid-west York, North Hants, South Devon, South Lancaster, West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, JNCC, NE and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, East, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus elegantissimus Westwood, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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