Stigmella ruficapitella (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 5:25 p.m.
Status insufficiently known due to the difficulty of different mines on the food plant, but it is assumed to be a very rare species.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella ruficapitella
- Vernacular names
- Variabele eikenmineermot (NL), Red-headed Pigmy (EN)
- 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] Ruficapitella. Haw.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Egg
The egg is laid on the upper side close to the edge of the leaf.
Caterpillar
The larva is yellow-colored and can be found in June-July and September-October.
Mine
The mine starts with a relatively short corridor that widens moderately. Usually, the initial corridor runs along the leaf edge. In the initial corridor, the frass lies in a narrow central line, later it lies more in a wide band of arcs or lies granularly in a central line. The sides of the mine always remain free of frass.
Cocoon/pupa
The cocoon is reddish-brown.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations per year from late May to September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva mines different species of Quercus like Q. petraea, Q. robur and Q. pubescens.
