Stigmella trimaculella (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Dec. 17, 2025, 12:39 p.m.
A rather common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella trimaculella
- Vernacular names
- Populierenmineermot (NL), Black-poplar Pigmy (EN), Pappel-Zwergminiermotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Stigmella rufella (Zeller, 1839) and Stigmella subtrimaculella Dufrane, 1949
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 139 (as Nepticula rufella. Zell.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan c. 5 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
A greenish larva with a brown head.
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Mine
Bionomics
They often rest on poplar trunks. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year during May and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus nigra and Populus × canadensis
The larva makes a leafmine on different species of Populus and on cultivars.
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