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Scrobipalpa acuminatella (Sircom, 1850) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae] Gelechia acuminatella Sircom, 1850. Zoologist App.: 72. Scrobipalpa acuminatella (Sircom, 1850).

Leaf-mine: The mine is brownish and extends along the midrib, sometimes branching (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: On the ground in the leaf litter (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Artemisia     Sattler, 1987a Carduus     British leafminers Carduus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Carduus     UKMoths Cirsium     British leafminers Cirsium     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cirsium     UKMoths Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Carduus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Carlina vulgaris Carline Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Centaurea     Hering, 1957a Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Onopordum     Hering, 1957a Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Generally there are two generations, with adults on the wing in April to June and again in July to September (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Widely distributed across much of the British Isles, this species occupies rough and open ground where thistles abound (UKMoths) including Berks, Cambridge, East Kent, Easterness, Edinburgh, Forfar, Hunts, Kincardine, Mid Perth, North Aberdeen, North Ebudes, North Hants, Peebles, Selkirk, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Lancaster, South Somerset, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North amd South, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, 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