Stigmella nylandriella (Tengström, 1848) Species
Last modified: March 28, 2024, 12:10 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, probably overlooked.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella nylandriella
- Vernacular names
- Gewone lijsterbesmineermot (NL), Common Rowan Pigmy (EN)
- Synonyms
- Stigmella aucupariae (Frey, 1857)
- First mention in Belgium
- Anonymous 1901. Varia. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 1: 36, 44, 48, 55, 60. On page 55.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva is green.
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Bionomics
The green larva makes a narrow gallery in a leaflet of the foodplant, which slowly gets wider and often follows the leaf margin. The frass in the initial gallery is linear, leaving narrow margins, thereafter it's variable, but usually lying in arches.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: May-June, and August-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sorbus aucuparia
The larva livesa in a leaflet of Sorbus aucuparia.
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