Leaf-miner: The mine is oval, sometimes crossing veins. The lower epidermis
with several strong creases (British
leafminers).
Along
with P. tristrigella,
this species feeds on elm, although not usually on wych elm like
that species. However the two mines are quite different - schreberella forming a rounded mine and tristrigella a longer, narrower tube-like
mine (UKMoths).
Short,
roundish to oval, somewhat inflated, lower surface tentiform mine,
often crossing a lateral vein. Epidermis with several length folds. 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).
Dark brown pupa in a tough, greenish cocoon; the cocoon lies
free in the mine, and its wall is not encrusted with frass (Bladmineerders van Europa). The cremaster is illustrated in British
leafminers and Bladmineerders van Europa.
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths.
The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: July, September - October (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: The adults fly in two generations during May
and August (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Mainly in the southern half
of England and Wales (UKMoths)
including Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, East Cornwall, East Gloucestershire, East Kent, East Norfolk,
East Suffolk,Flintshire, Glamorgan, Herefordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Montgomeryshire, North Essex,
North Hampshire, North Somerset, Northampton, Pembrokeshire,
Shropshire, South Somerset, Stafford, West COrnwall, West Gloucestershire, West Kent, West Norfolk, West Suffolk and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas).
See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, French mainland, Hungary, Italian
mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania,
Russia - Central, Northwest and South, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish
mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also
recorded in Near East (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
Chalcidoidea |
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Achrysocharoides cilla (Walker, 1839) |
Eulophidae: Entedoninae |
Achrysocharoides latreillii (Curtis, 1826) |
Eulophidae: Entedoninae |
Achrysocharoides splendens (Delucchi, 1954) |
Eulophidae: Entedoninae |
Chrysocharis laomedon (Walker, 1839) |
Eulophidae: Entedoninae |
Chrysocharis nephereus (Walker, 1839) |
Eulophidae: Entedoninae |
Chrysocharis phryne (Walker, 1839) |
Eulophidae: Entedoninae |
Pediobius alcaeus (Walker, 1839) |
Eulophidae: Entedoninae |
Cirrospilus
diallus Walker, 1838 |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Cirrospilus viticola (Rondani, 1877) |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Pnigalio agraules (Walker, 1839) |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Sympiesis gordius (Walker, 1839) |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Ichneumonoidea - Links to species no longer available |
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Coloneura
stylata Förster, 1862 |
Braconidae: Alysiinae |
Adelius subfasciatus Haliday, 1833 |
Braconidae: Cheloninae |
Colastes
braconius Haliday, 1833 |
Braconidae: Exothecinae |
Pholetesor circumscriptus (Nees, 1834) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Acrolyta nens (Hartig, 1838) |
Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae |
Encrateola laevigata (Ratzeburg, 1848) |
Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae |
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