The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Phyllonorycter distentella (Zeller, 1846)
[Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae]


Lithocolletis distentella Zeller, 1846. Linn. Ent. 1: 181, t. 1 fig. 8.
Phyllonorycter distentella
(Zeller, 1846).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Fagaceae      
Quercus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Kent, Hereford and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Poland, Russia - South, Slovakia, Switzerland and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids:

Cirrospilus lyncus Walker, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae


External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
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Fauna Europaea [286792]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin