Stigmella ulmivora
Seq # 115100495
Stigmella zelleriella

Stigmella viscerella (Stainton, 1853) Species

Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 5:49 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium.

Details

Classification
Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella viscerella
Vernacular names
Zuidelijke iepenmineermot (NL), Plain Elm Pigmy (EN), Südliche Ulmen-Zwergminiermotte (DE)
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. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Egg

The egg is normally laid on the upper side of the leaf.

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Caterpillar

The caterpillar is bright green and can be found around September.

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Mine

The mine of this species is very compact and contorted. It makes a number of hairpin bends that lie very close together and then enter the leaf somewhat looser at the last part. The reddish brown frass fills the first part of the mine almost completely. The frass lies in arcs.

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Cocoon/pupa

The caterpillar pupates outside the mine in a brown cocoon.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late May to June.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Ulmus

The larva mines Ulmus minor.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1799 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1793 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1967 Antwerpen
  • 1920 Limburg
  • 214 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1680 Hainaut
  • 2224 Namur
  • 2143 Liège
  • 2222 Luxembourg