Stigmella crataegella (Klimesch, 1936) Species
Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 12:13 p.m.
An uncommon species in Belgium, only known from the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella crataegella
- Vernacular names
- Zuidelijke meidoornmineermot (NL), Common Thorn Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- van Nieukerken E. J. 2006. Records of mining Lepidoptera in Belgium with nine species new to the country (Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, Tischeriidae, Lyonetiidae). — Phegea 34(4): 125–144. On page 131. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Mine
The mine starts as a slender gallery along a rib, leafmargin or petiole. Gradually it widens to a false blotch becouse of the windings that are so close to each other. In the initial mine the red brown frass is linear, second half is coiled and at last it's more dispersed.
See also bladmineerders.be
Cocoon/pupa
It pupates in a reddish brown cocoon.
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Bionomics
The egg is deposited on the underside of a leaf very close to a vein or sometimes on the petiole.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: during May and early June.
