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Tischeria dodonaea Stainton, 1858 [Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae] Tischeria dodonaea Stainton, 1858. Nat. Hist. Tin. 3: 230.

Leaf-mine: A chestnut brown blotch on upper side of leaf, frass in concentric arcs (British leafminers). Larva: The yellow larva is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Castanea     British leafminers Castanea sativa Horse chestnut Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus     British leafminers Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Castanea sativa Horse chestnut Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Kent, Hereford, South Hants, South Wilts, Stafford, Warwick, West Gloucester and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). 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, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, North Aegean Is., Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - East, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus lyncus Walker, 1841 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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