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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Parna apicalis (Brischke, 1888)
[Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae]


Leptopus apicalis Brischke, 1888.
Anoplonyx apicalis (Brischke, 1888).
Parna apicalis
(Brischke, 1888).


Leaf mine: The mine is illustrated in British leafminers.

Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Tiliaceae      
Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime British leafminers
Tilia platyphyllos Large-leaved Lime British leafminers

Hosts elsewhere:

Tiliaceae      
Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime Nederlandse bladmineerders
Tilia platyphyllos Large-leaved Lime Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: May (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Cheshire (British leafminers), Avon (Bristol), Kent (Tunbridge Wells), Surrey (Wisley), Clwyd (Wrexham) (British leafminers - Newsletter 12), Notts (Clumber Park), Salop (Albrighton), Cambs (Kingfisher Bridge) and Kent (Westerham) (British leafminers).

Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Fauna Europaea [166493]

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Last updated 02-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin