Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 31, 2023, 1:10 p.m.
A common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella aurella
- Vernacular names
- Braammineermot, Goudbandmineermot (NL), Golden Pigmy (EN)
- Synonyms
- Stigmella nitens (Fologne, 1862) , Stigmella fragariella (Heinemann, 1862) and Stigmella gei (Wocke, 1871)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 152 (as N.[epticula] Aurella. F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The mine is a long sinuous gallery with a broad frass line throughout the mine. The mines are variable and are sometimes difficult to separate them from mines of Stigmella splendidissimella.
See also bladmineerders.be
Cocoon/pupa
The cocoon is brown.
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Bionomics
Usually on the underside of the leaf.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: late April-May and July-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rubus fruticosus and Rubus caesius
- Host plant (genera):
- Rubus, Geum, Agrimonia and Fragaria
Mines are mostly found on Rubus but also on: Agrimonia, Fragaria and Geum.
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