Stigmella oxyacanthella (Stainton, 1854) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 5:08 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella oxyacanthella
- Vernacular names
- Boogjesmineermot (NL), Common Fruit-tree Pigmy (EN)
- Synonyms
- Stigmella aeneella sensu auct., nec (von Heinemann, 1862)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1860. Lépidoptères et chenilles observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 108–112. On page 110 (as Nepticula Oxyacanthella. Staint.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva is bright green.
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Cocoon/pupa
The pupa is dark brown.
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Bionomics
The larva makes a leafmine usually starting close to a rib. It pupates in a dark brown cocoon, generally spun on the surface of the soil.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in mainly in June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cotoneaster frigidus and Sorbus aucuparia
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus, Malus, Pyrus, Cydonia and Amelanchier
The larva lives mainly on Crataegus but is also found on other plants like Cotoneaster, Cydonia, Amelanchier, Malus, Prunus avium, Pyrus, and Sorbus aucuparia.
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