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Phyllonorycter cydoniella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea cydoniella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. Phyllonorycter cydoniella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).

Leaf-mine: The mine is an underside, strongly creased blister, causing a distinct pucker in the upperside of the leaf (UKMoths). Difficult to distinguish between P. cydoniella and P. blancardella on the basis of mine characteristics - both form arched tubes on the leaf of M. sylvestris. P. cydoniella tends to make the larger mine on M. sylvestris and the pupa is in a cocoon, with frass to one side (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Cydonia oblonga Quince British leafminers Cydonia oblonga Quince UKMoths Malus sylvestris Crab Apple British leafminers Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Malus sylvestris Crab Apple UKMoths Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Chaenomeles       Cydonia oblonga Quince Nederlandse bladmineerders Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June - July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults, like several related species, are bivoltine, flying in May and again in August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A local species, distributed mainly in the southern and south-eastern area of England (UKMoths) including North Hants, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Russia - Central and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin