Stigmella atricapitella (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 3:46 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium. It is probably less reported due to the large overlap with other similar mines on Quercus.
Distribution after 2004 based only on genital screening.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella atricapitella
- Vernacular names
- Zwartkopeikenmineermot (NL), Black-headed Pigmy (EN), Schwarzköpfiger Eichen-Zwergminierfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 138 (as Nepticula atricapitella. Staint.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Mine
The mine is a relative short gallery with a broad frass line.
See also bladmineerders.be
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Cocoon/pupa
The cocoon is reddish brown.
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Bionomics
The egg is deposited on either side of the leaf, away from the margin.
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Flight periods
There are two generations a year. Adults are on the wing from April to May and from the end of July to late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Quercus petraea, Quercus robur and Quercus pubescens
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
Only found on Quercus species.
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