Stigmella ulmivora (Fologne, 1860) Species
Last modified: Jan. 13, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
A not so common species in Belgium. Populations have declined because of the Dutch elm disease.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella ulmivora
- Vernacular names
- Iepenmineermot (NL), Barred Elm Pigmy (EN), Schwarzköpfige Ulmen-Zwergminiermotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1860. Lépidoptères et chenilles observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 108–112. On page 110 (as Nepticula Ulmivora.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Caterpillar
The larva is bluish green.
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Cocoon/pupa
The cocoon is brown to reddish brown.
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Bionomics
Egg is laid on the underside of a leaf, generally close to a rib.
The larva makes a leafmine on the foodplant.
Pupation in a brown to reddish brown cocoon among leaf litter.
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Flight periods
The adults fly normally in one generation a year with adults emerging over a long period. They fly mainly in June.
