The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Fenella nigrita Westwood, 1839
[Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae]


Fenella nigrita Westwood, 1839


Leaf mine: The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Potentilla fruticosus Shrubby Cinquefoil Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Rubus fruticosus Shrubby Cinquefoil Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Nederlandse bladmineerders
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fragaria     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla anserina Silverweed Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Surrey and West Cornwall (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands. Also recorded in the Nearctic region (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [166717]

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin