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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Povolnya leucapennella (Stephens, 1835)
[Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae]


Gracillaria leucapennella Stephens, 1835. Ill. Brit. Ent. Haust. 4: 368.
Coriscium citrinellum
Zeller, 1839.
Caloptilia leucapennella
(Stephens, 1835).
Povolnya leucapennella
(Stephens, 1835).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Fagaceae      
Quercus     Plant (pers. comm., as Caloptilia leucapennella)
Quercus ilex Evergreen Oak Plant (pers. comm., as Caloptilia leucapennella)

Hosts elsewhere:

Fagaceae      
Quercus     Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. including Dorset, South Aberdeen (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Caloptilia leucapennella - NE and NESBRC) the Channel Is., and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea),

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Balearic Is., Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Russia - Central and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
, as Caloptilia leucapennella
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [286975]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin