Seq # 115100330

Stigmella perpygmaeella (Doubleday, 1859) Species

Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 5:09 p.m.


A fairly common species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella perpygmaeella
Vernacular names
Meidoornhoekmineermot (NL), Least Thorn Pigmy (EN)
Synonyms
Stigmella pygmaeella (Haworth, 1828), nec (Denis & Schiff., 1775)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 152 (as N.[epticula] Pygmaeella. Haw.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

The larva is yellow.

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Mine


Cocoon/pupa

The pupa is dull pink.

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Bionomics

The larva makes a leafmine in leaves of the host plant, usually on the upperside beside the midrib. Pupates in a dull pink cocoon.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year during May and August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Crataegus

The larva lives on Crataegus.

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