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Xenolechia aethiops (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae]. Anacampsis aethiops Humphreys & Westwood, 1845. Brit. Moths 2: 151, t. 107 fig. 13. Gelechia squamulella Peyerimhoff, 1871. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 3: 412. Xenolechia aethiops (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845).

Leaf-mine: Only the very youngest larvae make mines, and it is not well known how these look like: probably small full depth mines. The older larva make on a twig a tunnel of silk, mixed with frass and leaf fragments, and feeds from there on the leaves. (Bladmineerders van Europa). Larva: Larva dull reddish with intersegmental zones greenish; head brown, prothoracic and anal plates black; pinacula small, black (Bland et al., 2002a) (Bladmineerders van Europa). Pupa: Details unknown. Adult: Not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update). Hosts in Britain: Lamiaceae       Erica cinerea Bell Heather Pitkin & Plant Hosts elsewhere: Lamiaceae       Erica cinerea Bell Heather Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - larvae: June - July (Bladmineerders van Europa). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Berks, Cheviotland, Denbigh, East Ross, East Sussex, Easterness, North-east York, Orkney, Salop, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South-east York, West Kent and Westerness (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Corsica, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, ? Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Portuguese mainland, Sardinia, Spanish mainland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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