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Profenusa pygmaea (Klug, 1816) [Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae] Tenthredo pygmaea Klug, 1816 Profenusa pygmaea (Klug, 1816)

Leaf mine: A large, whitish, upper surface blotch. Often pyriform. As the mine ages it can appear as a large brown blotch (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: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Castanea sativa Horse chestnut Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Univoltine: summer (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread (British leafminers) including East Cornwall, East Sutherland, Hunts, Mid-west York, North Ebudes, North Hants, North Lincoln, North-west York, South Aberdeen, South-east York, South-west York, Stirling and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL, HBRG, NE and SNH). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin