Stigmella splendidissimella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 5:54 p.m.
A rather common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella splendidissimella
- Vernacular names
- Sierlijke braammineermot (NL), Glossy Bramble Pigmy (EN), Himbeer-Zwergmotte (FR), Mineur des feuilles de Ronce (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 175. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Mine
Cocoon/pupa
Grey-brown to greenish cocoon.
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Bionomics
The larva makes a leafmine usually on the foodplants. Usually a very long sinuous gallery with broken linear frass or if dispersed only one third of mine width.
The larvae of September-October are more numerous, so it's possible that there is only one generation with a minority of individuals emerging and reproducing ahead of the rest.
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Flight periods
The adults fly probably in two generations a year: late April-May and July-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rubus caesius, Rubus chamaemorus and Rubus saxatilis
- Host plant (genera):
- Geum
The larva lives on: Rubus but also on Agrimonia, Fragaria, Filipendula, Geum and Potentilla.
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