Stigmella roborella (Johansson, 1971) Species
Last modified: Oct. 19, 2023, 3:58 p.m.
A common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella roborella
- Vernacular names
- Gewone eikenmineermot (NL), Common Oak Pigmy (EN), Johanssons Eichen-Zwergminierfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Johansson R., Nielsen E. S., van Nieukerken E. J. & Gustafsson B. 1990. The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera) of North West Europe. — Fauna Entomologica scandinavica 23(1–2): 1–413, 415–739. On page 392.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva is yellowish.
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Mine
The mine is a long irregular gallery with the frass lying in a very small line in the initial part and widens later, but never broader than 1/3 of the gallery, leaving broad clear margins.
Bionomics
Pupates in a dark brown cocoon among leaf litter.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from May to June and again from August till September.
