Seq # 115100420

Stigmella samiatella (Zeller, 1839) Species

Last modified: Oct. 24, 2023, 9:20 a.m.


A species with not so many records in the past, but since the recent quest for leafmining species it seems to be fairly common.


Details

Classification
Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella samiatella
Vernacular names
Bruine eikenmineermot (NL), Chestnut Pigmy (EN)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1910. Observations entomologiques faites au cours de l’année 1910. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 10: 93–95. On page 95 (as Nepticula samiatella HS.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

The larva is yellowish.

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Mine


Bionomics

Eggs are laid on the underside of the leaf, usually close to a rib.
The larva makes a long contorted gallery leafmine on the food plant.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year: during June and again around July and August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Castanea sativa
Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus and Castanea.

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