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Phyllonorycter blancardella (Fabricius, 1781) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea blancardella Fabricius, 1781. Ent. Syst. 3: 327. Lithocolletis concomitella Bankes, 1899. Ent. mon. Mag. 35: 246. Phyllonorycter blancardella (Fabricius, 1781)

Leaf-mine: A mine with several creases in lower epidermis. On thinner leaves, such as crab-apple, the upper surface may be arched to form a tube (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Cydonia oblonga Quince Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Malus     British leafminers Malus     UKMoths Malus domestica Crab Apple Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       ? Amelanchier lamarckii Juneberry Nederlandse bladmineerders Crataegus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Nederlandse bladmineerders Mespilus germanica Medlar Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June - July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Adults emerge in May, and again in August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: The species is quite commonly distributed in England and Wales, scarcer in southern Scotland and Ireland (UKMoths) including East Gloucester, East Kent, Northampton, Salop, Stafford, West Gloucester and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, JNCC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East and Nearctic region (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus elegantissimus Westwood, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus lyncus Walker, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Hemiptarsenus fulvicollis Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin