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Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Haworth, 1828) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea trifasciella Haworth, 1828. Lep. Brit.: 576. Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Haworth, 1828).

Leaf-mine: The mine is usually underside, often twisting leaf into a cone (British leafminers). The mines can be quite abundant where it is found (UKMoths). The mine is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The cremaster is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Caprifoliaceae       Leycesteria     British leafminers Leycesteria     UKMoths Leycesteria formosa Himalayan Honeysuckle Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Lonicera     British leafminers Lonicera     UKMoths Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Symphoricarpos     British leafminers Symphoricarpos     UKMoths Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Emmet, Watkinson & Wilson, 1985a Symphoricarpos rivularis   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Caprifoliaceae       Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: March - April, July - August, October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unusual among Phyllonorycter species in having three generations, with adults on the wing in November, as well as the usual May and August periods (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A common and widespread species throughout the British Isles (UKMoths) including Clyde Isles, East Kent, Edinburgh, Haddington, Hereford, Herts, Hunts, Main Argyll, Middlesex, North Devon, North Hants, Salop, South Aberdeen, South Devon, Surrey, Warwick, West Cornwall, West Gloucester, West Kent, West Lancaster, West Suffolk, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, JNCC, NE 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 Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Danish mainland, Dodecanese Is., French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Russia - Central, Sardinia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin