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Tischeria ekebladella (Bjerkander, 1795) [Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae] Phalaena ekebladella Bjerkander, 1795. Acta. Holm. 58: pl. 2 figs. 1,3. Tinea complanella Hübner, 1817. Samml. Europ. Schmett. 9 (2): 179. Tischeria ekebladella (Bjerkander, 1795).

Leaf-mine: A whitish blotch on upper side of leaf. As the mine ages it can become a very pale brown colour (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Pupation takes place in the mine, inside a circular chamber (UKMoths). The pupa is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Castanea     British leafminers Castanea sativa   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     UKMoths Quercus petraea   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Castanea sativa   Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus petraea   Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus rubra   Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: September - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: May and June (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Fairly common in deciduous woodland throughout much of Britain (UKMoths), including Chester, Denbigh, Dunbarton, East Kent, East Perth, East Sutherland, Hereford, Hunts, Kincardine, Kirkudbright, Lanark, Main Argyll, Middlesex, North Devon, North Essex, North Hants, North Somerset, Salop, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Lancaster, South-west York, Stafford, Stirling, Surrey, West Kent, West Perth and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, HBRG, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG), the Channel Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). 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 Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and Northwest, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, ? Spanish mainland, 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 Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin