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Stigmella confusella (Wood & Walsingham, 1894) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula confusella Wood & Walsingham, 1894. Ent. mon. Mag. 30: 272. Stigmella confusella (Wood & Walsingham, 1894)

Leaf-mine: The mine is long, frass linear (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is a greenish white, head brown (British leafminers). 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; UKMoths) Time of year - adults: May (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Widely distributed across much of the British Isles (UKMoths) including East Perth, Easterness, Fife, Hereford, Hunts, Kincardine, Lanark, Mid Perth, Mid-west York, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Hants, North Somerset, South Aberdeen, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-east York, Stirling, West Gloucester, West Perth, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, HBRG, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widely distibuted in Europe including Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, ? Romania, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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