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Recurvaria
nanella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Brindled Groundling Tinea
nanella
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775.
Ank. Syst. Werk. Schmett. Wien.:
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Leaf-miner: The young larva mines the leaves of its foodplant then hibernates. It will then mines leaves or flowerbuds, then blossom or leaves (British leafminers). Branched, sometimes stellate, brownish, very transparent, sometimes long corridor that contains no frass. All frass is ejected through a number of tiny openings that generally are close to a vein. Only the young larvae are miners (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). Larva reddish brown; head and prothoracic plate black (Bland et al., 2002a) (Bladmineerders van Europa). Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples). 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: August - May (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adult moths fly in July and August, and are attracted to light, but can also be found resting on tree trunks (UKMoths). Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: England from Yorkshire southwards (UKMoths) including Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Denbighshire, Dorset, East Kent, East Suffolk, Hereford, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Middlesex, North Essex, North Wiltshire, South Essex, South Hampshire, West Kent, West Norfolk and West Suffolk (NBN Atlas) and in North Wales, although its range appears to be contracting rapidly UKMoths. It occurs in orchards, where it can be a pest (UKMoths). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and South, Sardinia, 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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