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Phyllonorycter
scopariella (Fabricius, 1781) Lithocolletis
scopariella Fabricius, 1781. |
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Twig-mine:
Forms an inflated mine in the green bark of a twig (as shown - towards
the bottom right), 15 - 25mm long. The mine turns brown/grey and
is found near to the end of a twig, often on a small plant (British
leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The cremaster is illustrated in British leafminers. Hosts in Britain:
Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time
of year - mines: September - May (British
leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adult moths occur from late May to July and are most easily found by tapping bushes of the foodplant (UKMoths). Distribution
in Britain: Although distributed fairly widely across much of
British Is. (UKMoths)
including Banff, East Kent, East Ross, Elgin, South Aberdeen, South
Hants, West Gloucester This
is a species not easily encountered. Other members of the genus
can be located by their leafmines, but the twig mines are very hard
to find (UKMoths). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Russia - Central, Slovakia, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown. |
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28-Sep-2008
Brian Pitkin
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