Stigmella alnetella (Stainton, 1856) Species
Last modified: March 28, 2024, 11:41 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella alnetella
- Vernacular names
- Zwartkraagelzenmineermot (NL), Silver-barred Alder Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 175 (as Nepticula Alnetella. Stt.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The monophagous larva makes a leafmine, usually starting close to a lateral rib. It's a slender winding gallery with narrow linear black frass leaving clear margins from beginning till the end.
See also bladmineerders.be
Cocoon/pupa
Pupation in a pale brown cocoon.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations: May and June and again during August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Alnus glutinosa
Especially on Alnus species. Occasionally also on Betula.
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