Stigmella obliquella (von Heinemann, 1862) Species
Last modified: Oct. 31, 2023, 1:05 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella obliquella
- Vernacular names
- Gewone wilgenmineermot, Schietwilgmineermot (NL), Willow Pigmy (EN)
- Synonyms
- Stigmella vimineticola sensu De Crombrugghe, 1910
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1910. Observations entomologiques faites au cours de l’année 1910. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 10: 93–95. On page 95 (as Nepticula vimineticola Frey). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva is amber yellow.
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Bionomics
The larva makes a leafmine usually starting close to the midrib or near the leaf edge on the upper- or underside of small-leaved willows. Pupates in a dark reddish brown cocoon covered with fluffy silk.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: during May and June and again in September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix fragilis, Salix alba, Salix viminalis, Salix babylonica, Salix purpurea and Salix pentandra
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva lives on willows like: Salix alba, S. babylonica, S. fragilis, S. pentandra and S. viminalis.
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