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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Pseudodineura fuscula (Klug, 1816)
[Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae]


Tenthredo fuscula Klug, 1816
Pseudodineura fuscula
(Klug, 1816)


Leaf mine: Makes a large blotch mine on the leaf, which discolours the leaf (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:

Ranunculaceae    
Ranunculus   British leafminers
Ranunculus   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Ranunculus bulbosus British leafminers
Ranunculus   British leafminers

Hosts elsewhere:

Ranunculaceae    
Ranunculus acer Nederlandse bladmineerders
Ranunculus auricomus Nederlandse bladmineerders
Ranunculus bulbosus Nederlandse bladmineerders
Ranunculus repens Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: June - July (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea) including Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

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

Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [165882]

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Last updated 05-Jun-2008  Brian Pitkin