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Scrobipalpa
acuminatella (Sircom, 1850) Pointed Groundling Gelechia
acuminatella
Sircom, 1850. Zoologist App.:
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Leaf-miner: The mine is brownish and extends along the midrib, sometimes branching (British leafminers). Oviposition on top of the midrib. Immediately after emergence the larva gnaws a cavity in the midrib, and from there an irregular blotch is made adjacent to the midrib. The larva continues living in the midrib that is gradully hollowed out, making from there broad, brownish, full depth excursions in the blade. The mine contains much frass; most of it is concentrated in the area immediately bordering the midrib. Older, no longer occupied parts of the mine often split open. Mines mainly on the lower leaves. The slender larvae move surprisingly fast upon disturbance; when they rest (in daytime) they lie lengthwise in the hollowed midrib. Pupation outside the mine (Bladmineerders van Europa). Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples). The larva is illustrated in Bladmineerders van Europa. Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples). On the ground in the leaf litter (British leafminers). Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk. Comments: Records from Carlina vulgaris and Tussilago farfara are probably incidental. Reports from Cnicus benedictus and Onopordum are dubious. Records from Centaurea scabiosa and Serratula tinctoria probably refer to Scrobipalpa pauperella (Sattler, 1986a, Jansen, 1999a; Bland at al., 2002a). Seen in this light also the references to Artemisia campestris and Tanacetum vulgare (Elsner at al., 1999a) not very probable (Bladmineerders van Europa). Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere: Time of year - larvae: July, September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Generally there are two generations, with adults on the wing in April to June and again in July to September (UKMoths). Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Widely distributed across much of the British Isles, this species occupies rough and open ground where thistles abound (UKMoths) including Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Breconshire, Buckinghamshire, Caernarvonshire, Cambridgeshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Dorset, Dunbartonshire, Durham, East Cornwall, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Easterness, Forfar, Glamorgan, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight, Kincardineshire, Kirkudbrightshire, Leicestershire, Linlithgow, Main Argyll, Mid-west Yorkshire, Middlesex, North Aberdeenshire, North Ebudes, North Hampshire, North Somerset, North Wiltshire, South Aberdeenshire, South Devon, South Hampshire, South Somerset, South Northumberland, South Wiltshire, South-east Yorkshire, South-west Yorkshire, Stafford, Stirlingshire, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire, West Lancashire, West Norfolk, West Perthshire, West SuffolWestmorland, Wigtownshire and Worcestershire (NBN Atlas). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North and South, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea). NBN Atlas links to known host species: British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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