Bohemannia auriciliella [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] in Leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects

The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects

(Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera)

by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds

Bohemannia auriciliella (Joannis, 1908)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]

Gold-fringed Pigmy

Nepticula auriciliella Joannis, 1908. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 77: 822
Ectoedemia bradfordi Emmet, 1974. Ent. gaz. 25 (4): 269, fig'd
Bohemannia auriciliella (Joannis, 1908).

Life-style: Currently unknown

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).

Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).

Adult: The adult is not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Betulaceae
Betula				Pitkin & Plant

Hosts elsewhere: Currently unknown.

Time of year - larvae: Currently unknown.

Time of year - adults: Currently unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including East Kent (NBN Atlas).

Distribution elsewhere: Continental Europe including Czech Republic and French mainland (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

Host species unknown

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.


External links:	Search the internet:
Belgian Lepidoptera Biodiversity Heritage Library Bladmineerders van Europa British leafminers Encyclopedia of Life Fauna Europaea NBN Atlas NHM UK Checklist UKMoths	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google


	Last updated 21-Oct-2019 Brian Pitkin