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Phyllonorycter rajella (Linnaeus, 1758) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Phalaena rajella Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10): 542. Tinea alnifoliella Hübner, 1796. Samml. Europ. Schmett. Tin. 28: 193. Phyllonorycter rajella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Leaf-mine: The mine is underside, small, at or near midrib. The lower epidermis with one strong crease (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. The cremaster is illustrated in British leafminers. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae     Alnus   British leafminers Alnus   UKMoths Alnus cordata Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Alnus cordata UKMoths Alnus glutinosa Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Alnus incana Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae     Alnus cordata Nederlandse bladmineerders Alnus glutinosa Nederlandse bladmineerders Alnus incana Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Two generations; in May and again in August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Quite a common species throughout the British Isles (UKMoths) including Berks, Buckingham, Cambridge, Hereford, Kincardine, Mid Perth, Mid-west York, Middlesex, North Devon, North Hants, Salop, South Aberdeen, Stafford, West Gloucester, West Kent, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, North and Northwest, Sardinia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus elegantissimus Westwood, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 11-Jun-2008  Brian Pitkin