Stigmella prunetorum (Stainton, 1855) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium where the food plants occurs.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella prunetorum
- Vernacular names
- Spiraalmineermot (NL), Scarce Sloe Pigmy (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 139 (as Nepticula prunetorum. Staint.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Bionomics
The larva mines the leaves of different species of the food plant.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year in May-June and July-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa, Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus
The larva lives on different species of Prunus like Prunus domestica and P. spinosa which are the main food plants.
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