Larva: Body reddish brown, head and prothoracic plate blackish brown, anal plate brown. Abdominal prolegs darkly chitinised laterally, with a double circle of c. 36 crochets. Under strong magnification the integument appears covered with a microscopical brown spinulation (Swatschek, 1958a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
See Patocka and Turcáni (2005a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths.
The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland: Currently unconfirmed.
Hosts elsewhere:
Comment: Bradley et al. (1979a) additionally list a long series of Rosaceae; the only plant genera about which they agree with Hering are the two mentioned above (Bladmineerders van Europa.
Time
of year - larvae: July - October; after hibernation they live free among spun leaves (Hering, 1957a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: July and August (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: It is quite common over much of Britain, especially the south (UKMoths); Anglesey, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Breconshire, Caernarvonshire, Cambridgeshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Cumberland, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, Durham, East Cornwall, East Gloucestershire, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, East Sussex, Flintshire, Glamorgam, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight, Kincardineshire, Kirkudbrightshire, Leicestershire, Linlithgow, North Aberdeeen, North Devon, North Essex, North Hampshire, North Northumberland, North Somerset, North Wiltshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire, Shropshire, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hampshire, South Lancashire, South Northumberland, South Wiltshire, South-east Yorkshire, South-west Yorkshire, Stafford, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire, West Kent, West Lancashire, West Norfolk, West Perth, West Suffolk, West Sussex, Westmorland, Wigtownshire and Wrocestershire (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Albania, Austria,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corsica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French
mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portugueses mainland, Romania, Russia
- Central, North-west, South and East, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands.
Also recorded in East Palaearctic, Near East, Nearctic and North Africa (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
Chalcidoidea |
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Euderus albitarsis (Zetterstedt, 1838) |
Eulophidae: Entiinae |
Colpoclypeus florus (Walker 1839) |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Elachertus fenestratus Nees, 1834 |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Cyclogastrella simplex (Walker, 1834) |
Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae |
Ichneumonoidea - Links to species no longer available |
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Agathis breviseta Nees, 1812 |
Braconidae: Agathidinae |
Agathis fuscipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) |
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Lytopylus rufipes (Nees, 1814) |
Braconidae: Agathidinae |
Therophilus cingulipes (Nees, 1812) |
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Therophilus clausthalianus (Ratzeburg, 1852) |
Braconidae: Agathidinae |
Therophilus dimidiator (Nees, 1834) |
Braconidae: Agathidinae |
Bracon hebetor Say, 1836 |
Braconidae: Braconinae |
Bracon obscurator Nees, 1811 |
Braconidae: Braconinae |
Charmon extensor (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Braconidae: Charmontinae |
Charmon cruentatus Haliday, 1833 |
Braconidae: Charmontinae |
Ascogaster annularis (Nees, 1816) |
Braconidae: Cheloninae |
Ascogaster quadridentata Wesmael, 1835 |
Braconidae: Cheloninae |
Ascogaster rufidens Wesmael, 1835 |
Braconidae: Cheloninae |
Phanerotoma dentata (Panzer, 1805) |
Braconidae: Cheloninae |
Macrocentrus pallipes (Nees, 1811) |
Braconidae: Macrocentrinae |
Macrocentrus thoracicus (Nees, 1811) |
Braconidae: Macrocentrinae |
Meteorus ictericus (Nees, 1811) |
Braconidae: Meteorinae |
Meteorus pendulus (Müller, 1776) |
Braconidae: Meteorinae |
Dolichogenidea appellator (Telenga, 1949) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Dolichogenidea candidata (Haliday, 1834) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Dolichogenidea gagates (Nees, 1834) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Dolichogenidea sicaria (Marshall, 1885) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Microgaster globata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Apanteles sodalis (Haliday, 1834) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Apanteles xanthostigma (Haliday, 1834) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Oncophanes minutus (Wesmael, 1838) |
Braconidae: Rhyssalinae |
Orgilus ischnus Marshall, 1898 |
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Anomalon anxium (Wesmael, 1849) |
Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae |
Anomalon geniculata (Holmgren, 1857) |
Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae |
Parania geniculata (Holmgren, 1857) |
Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae |
Lissonota carbonaria Holmgren, 1860 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Lissonota culiciformis Gravenhorst, 1829 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Lissonota folii Thomson, 1877 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Glypta femorator Desvignes, 1856 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Glypta haesitator Gravenhorst, 1829 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Glypta nigrina Desvignes, 1856 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Glypta pedata Desvignes, 1856 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Glypta scutellaris Thomson, 1889 |
Ichneumonidae: Banchinae |
Campoplex difformis (Gmelin, 1790) |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Campoplex interruptus Horstmann, 1993 |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Diadegma
armillatum (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Enytus apostatus (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Tranosemella praerogator (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Pristomerus armatus (Lucas, 1849) |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Pristomerus vulnerator (Panzer, 1799) |
Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae |
Mesochorus pallipes Brischke, 1880 |
Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae |
Itoplectis alternans (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
Itoplectis aterrima Jussila, 1965 |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
Itoplectis maculator (Fabricius, 1775) |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
Scambus inanis (Schrank, 1802) |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
Scambus brevicornis (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
Scambus calobatus (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
Scambus sagax (Hartig, 1838) |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
Oedemopsis scabricula (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae |
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