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
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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
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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