The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Phyllonorycter staintoniella (Nicelli, 1853)
[Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae]


Lithocolletis staintoniella Nicelli, 1853.
Lithocolletis desertella
Gregor & Povolný, 1949.
Lithocolletis tinctoriella
Le Marchand, 1926. Amat. Papill. 3: 13.
Phyllonorycter staintoniella
(Nicelli, 1853).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Fabaceae      
Genista pilosa Hairy Greenweed Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including West Cornwall (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Slovakia and Sweden (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin