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Phylloporia bistrigella (Haworth, 1828) [Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae] Tinea bistrigella Haworth, 1828. Lep. Brit.: 573. Phylloporia bistrigella (Haworth, 1828).

Leaf-mine: The larva mines young leaves and the narrow initial mine ends in a blotch. The larva cuts out a section of the leaf and over winters in this on the ground (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Betula     British leafminers Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Betula     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Betula pendula Silver Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders Betula pubescens Downy Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July - August (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults fly in May and June, and can sometimes be found in daylight around birches on heaths. It is also attracted to light (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Distributed throughout the British Isles (UKMoths) including (UKMoths) including Banff, East Cornwall, East Kent, East Perth, East Sutherland, Easterness, Edinburgh, Elgin, Fife, Isle of Wight, Lanark, Linlithgow, Mid Perth, Mid-west York, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Essex, North Somerset, Peebles, Selkirk, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Wilts, Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - DBRC, HBRG, JNCC, LWIC, 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 Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, ? Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central, North and Northwest, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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