Stigmella splendidissimella
Seq # 115100445
Stigmella svenssoni

Stigmella suberivora (Stainton, 1869) Species

Last modified: Nov. 7, 2024, 5:39 p.m.

A new species in Belgium in 2020.

Details

Classification
Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella suberivora
Vernacular names
Bruine steeneikmineermot (NL), Holm-oak pigmy (EN)
Status

Native

Distribution

Egg

The egg of this species is mainly laid on the upper side of the leaf.

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Caterpillar

The larva is yellow-colored and can be found in the months of July and August and again in the winter months until the beginning of spring.

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Mine

The mine of this species is a wide corridor that usually lies on the leaf edge. The frass line is wide but does not completely fill the corridor. The caterpillar leaves the mine by making a crescent-shaped cut in the upper part of the last part of the corridor.

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Cocoon/pupa

The caterpillar pupates in a white to pale brown cocoon.

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Flight periods

The moths fly from May to September.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Quercus ilex and Quercus suber
Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva mines Quercus ilex.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1791 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1791 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1965 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 213 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2217 Namur
  • 2140 Liège
  • 2220 Luxembourg