Stigmella myrtillella
Seq # 115100293
Stigmella nivenburgensis

Stigmella naturnella (Klimesch, 1936) Species

Last modified: Jan. 27, 2022, 5:52 p.m.

A new species in Belgium in 2017.

Details

Classification
Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella naturnella
Vernacular names
Zuidelijke berkenmineermot (NL)
Status

Native

Distribution

Mine

The first mines are found early, onwards from the end of May.

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Flight periods

One of the few Nepticulidae that hibernates as an adult, usually behind hanging bark.(often found behind the bark of Platanus x hispanica)
The adults fly at least in two generations a year.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Betula pendula and Betula pubescens
Host plant (genera):
Betula

The larvae mines mainly Betula pendula, but Betula pubescens is also used.

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Habitat

Mainly dry forest, usually on sandy grounds, with low birches and storage in the undergrowth.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1788 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1789 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1964 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 207 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2214 Namur
  • 2137 Liège
  • 2217 Luxembourg