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Phyllonorycter esperella (Goeze, 1783) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea esperella Goeze, 1783. Tinea quinnata Geoffroy, 1785 Phyllonorycter quinnata (Geoffroy, 1785) Lithocolletis carpinicolella Stainton, 1851. Cat. Brit. Tin. Suppl.: 13. Phyllonorycter quinnata (Stainton, 1851) Phyllonorycter esperella (Goeze, 1783)

Leaf-mine: The mine is upper side, over veins. Silvery, with brown speckling, later contracting to cause leaf to fold upwards (British leafminers). The leaf-mine is also illustrated in UKMoths, as Phyllonorycter quinnata (Stainton, 1851)) and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The cocoon and pupa are illustrated in British leafminers. The cremaster is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae     Carpinus   British leafminers Carpinus betulus UKMoths, as Phyllonorycter quinnata (Stainton, 1851) Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae     Carpinus betulus Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults emerge, like many other Phyllonorycter species, in May and again in August as a second brood (UKMoths, as Phyllonorycter quinnata (Stainton, 1851)). Distribution in Britain: A local species, mainly found in the south and south-east of England northwards to the midlands and South York, the most northerly record to date (UKMoths, as Phyllonorycter quinnata) including East Kent, Middlesex, North Hants, Surrey and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Phyllonorycter quinnata (Geoffroy, 1785) - BRERC, GiGL and NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Achrysocharoides carpini Bryan, 1980 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus longiventris (Askew, 1979) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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