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Phyllonorycter cavella (Zeller, 1846) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Lithocolletis cavella Zeller, 1846. Linn. Ent. 1: 213, t. 1 fig. 19. Phyllonorycter cavella (Zeller, 1846)

Leaf-mine: A large mine, 15-20mm long, more than six creases, in the lower epidermis (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Betula     British leafminers Betula pendula Silver Birch British leafminers Rosacae       Prunus cerasus Dwarf Cherry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Betula spp.   Nederlandse bladmineerders Rosacae       Prunus cerasus Dwarf Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Hereford Hunts, North Hants, South Lancaster, Stafford, Surrey and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwesy, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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