Stigmella incognitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 5:29 p.m.
An uncommon species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella incognitella
- Vernacular names
- Appelhoekmineermot (NL), Grey Apple Pigmy (EN)
- Synonyms
- Stigmella pomella (Vaughan, 1858)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1907b. Compte rendu des recherches entomologiques entreprises à Rochefort, pendant l’été de 1907. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 7: 42–46. On page 45 (as pomella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Caterpillar
The larva is bright yellow to orange.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from late April till early June and again during August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Malus sylvestris
- Host plant (genera):
- Malus
The larva makes a leafmine on wild or cultivated varieties of Malus.
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