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Phyllonorycter spinicolella (Zeller, 1846) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Lithocolletis spinicolella Zeller, 1846. Linn. Ent. 1: 203. Phyllonorycter spinicolella (Zeller, 1846).

Comments: Treated as a senior synonym of P. cerasicolella in Fauna Europaea. Leaf-mine: A mine with several creases in lower epidermis, causing the leaf to arch or fold over (British leafminers). the larvae feed on blackthorn or sometimes wild plum. On blackthorn the mines are narrow and cause the leaf to pucker strongly, often folding right over, and being whitish, resemble those of the blackthorn-feeding Parornix species (UKMoths ). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus domestica Wild Plum Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus domestica Wild Plum UKMoths Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Prunus avium Wild Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus cerasus Dwarf Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus domestica Wild Plum Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus dulcis Almond Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus mahaleb St Lucie Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus padus Bird Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September - April (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The moths fly in two generations, in May and August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A common and widespread species throughout most of the British Isles UKMoths) including East Cornwall, East Gloucester, East Kent, East Perth, East Sussex, Hunts, North Devon, North Essex, South Lancaster, West Gloucester, West Kent and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC, NE, SNH and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, Northwest and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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