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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Heterarthrus vagans (Fallén, 1808)
[Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae]


Hylotoma vagans Fallén, 1808
Heterarthrus vagans
(Fallén, 1808)


Leaf mine: A large blotch that normally starts at the margin, where some or much frass is ejected (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Salicaceae      
Alnus cordata Italian Alder British leafminers
Alnus cordata Italian Alder Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Alnus glutinosa Alder British leafminers
Alnus glutinosa Alder Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Alnus incana Grey Alder Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Salicaceae      
Alnus cordata Italian Alder Nederlandse bladmineerders
Alnus glutinosa Alder Nederlandse bladmineerders
Alnus incana Grey Alder Nederlandse bladmineerders
Alnus x spaethii   Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Univoltine: autumn (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Local and uncommon. Under-recorded due to being masked by the more common Fenusa dohrnii (British leafminers). Recorded in East Kent, Edinburgh, Oxford, Surrey, Warwick and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE and SNH).

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

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Fauna Europaea [166684]

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin