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Pseudoswammerdamia combinella (Hübner, 1786) [Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae] Tinea combinella Hübner, 1786. Beitr. Ges. Schmett. 1 (1): 5. Pseudoswammerdamia combinella (Hübner, 1786).

Leaf-mine: The small larvae leaf-mining at first, and later living externaly in a silken web (UKMoths). The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Flying in May and June, the adults are sometimes attracted to light (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Distributed sparsely throughout most of Britain (UKMoths) including East Cornwall, East Kent, Hunts, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Essex, South Devon, South Somerset, Surrey, West Kent, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, JNCC, NE and SNH), 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, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin