Stigmella freyella (Heyden, 1858) Species
Last modified: Jan. 9, 2023, 3:25 p.m.
A recent (2018) addition to the Belgian fauna, still very rare and local.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella freyella
- Vernacular names
- Windemineermot (NL), Winden-Zwergminierfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Steeman C. & Sierens T. 2019. Interessante waarnemingen van Lepidoptera in België in 2018 — Phegea 47(2): 53–63. On page 59. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Mine
The mine is a long slender contorted gallery in which the black frass is in a central line from start to finish. Several mines per leaf is not exceptional.
See also bladmineerders.be
Bionomics
Mines can be found from June to July and again from August to November.
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Flight periods
This species has two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Convolvulus arvensis, Calystegia soldanella and Calystegia sepium
Mines can be found on Convolvulus arvensis and on Calystegia species.
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