Stigmella lapponica (Wocke, 1862) Species
Last modified: Oct. 9, 2023, 7:58 a.m.
A common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella lapponica
- Vernacular names
- Vroege berkenmineermot (NL), Drab Birch Pigmy (EN), Nordischer Birken-Zwergminierfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Johansson R., Nielsen E. S., van Nieukerken E. J. & Gustafsson B. 1990. The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera) of North West Europe. — Fauna Entomologica scandinavica 23(1–2): 1–413, 415–739. On page 388.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Initially a narrow gallery filled with green frass, later the pattern of frass changes abruptly in linear black frass, leaving broad clear margins while the corridor hardly widens.
See also bladmineerders.be
Bionomics
The monophagous larva makes a leafmine on the food plant.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during May and June.
