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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Scolioneura betuleti (Klug, 1816)
[Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae]


Tenthredo betuleti Klug, 1816
Fenusa betulae
Zaddach, 1859
Scolioneura betuleti
(Klug, 1816)


Leaf mine: A large blotch which is full depth and occupies a large proportion of the leaf. Frass fine grained frass (British leafminers).

Larva: The larva has three smaller ventral spots and dark legs (British leafminers).

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Betulaceae      
Betula     British leafminers
Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Betulaceae      
Betula pendula Silver Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders
Betula pubescens Downy Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Early Summer and Autumn (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Widespread including Berks, Leicester, South Lancaster, South-east York and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL and NE).

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

Parasitoids:

Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae


External links: Search the internet:

British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [166645]

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin