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ADOXA. Moschatel. [Adoxaceae]

Only one species of Adoxa, Moschatel (A. moschatellina L.), is recorded in Britain. It is a native species and widely distributed.

Moschatel is protected in Northern Ireland under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order, 1985.

Two British miners are recored on Adoxa.

A key to the European miners recorded on Adoxa is provided in Bladmineerders van Europa.

Moschatel
Adoxa moschatellina

Key for the identification of the known mines of British
insects (Diptera and non-Diptera) recorded on Adoxa

1a > Leaf-miner: Full depth, initially a much branched corridor, irregular in width, in the end almost a blotch. The mine has openings by which part of the frass is ejected. The larvae frequently leave the mine to restart elsewhere. Older larva live free and cause window feeding, often erasing their old mines. In Coltsfoot also pseudo-mines are made, when the larva eats away the lower epidermis with the leaf tissue, but spares the dense hair cover.

On Ranunculus, but not yet on Adoxa, in Britain. On numerous genera and species in several families elsewhere, including Adoxa. Distribution in Britain unknown. Widespread in continental Europe.

Phytosciara halterata Lengersdorf, 1926 [Diptera: Sciaridae].

1b > Leaf-miner: In the first instar the larva mines the leaves, forming short, irregular, blotch-like mines, but in later instars it lives externally, feeding in spun leaves and often twisting those of tender shoots. Larval head light-brown or yellowish brown, edged with black postero-laterally, ocellar area blackish; prothoracic plate black edged with whitish anteriorly; abdomen dull dark green; pinacula distinct, black, sometimes brownish but with black bases to setae; anal plate large, black (Bradley et al., 1973).

Small, full depth mine without a definite shape; little frass. Some silk is deposited in the mine. The larva soon leaves the mine and continues feeding among spun leaves.

Polyphagous. On numerous genera and species of plant families, but not yet on Adoxa, in Britain. On numerous genera and species of plant families including Adoxa elsewhere. Widespread in Britain and continental Europe. Also recorded from the Channel Is.

Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835) [Lepidoptera: Tortricidae].