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Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea mespilella Hübner, 1805. Europ. Schmett.: fig. 272. Lithocolletis pyrivorella Bankes, 1899. Ent. mon. Mag. 35: 252. Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805).

Leaf-mine: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus devoniensis   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus leyana   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus subcuneata   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Cotoneaster     Nederlandse bladmineerders Cydonia oblonga   Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Pyrus communis   Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Nederlandse bladmineerders 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, Hunts, Surrey and Worcester (See also NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Madeira, Poland, Romania, Russia - South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East and Nearctic region (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin