Stigmella tityrella
Seq # 115100475
Stigmella trimaculella

Stigmella torminalis (Wood, 1890) Species

Last modified: Dec. 17, 2025, 12:59 p.m.

A very rare species. Hitherto only found in NA.

Details

Classification
Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Stigmella > Species: Stigmella torminalis
Vernacular names
Verborgen elsbesmineermot (NL)
Status

Native

Distribution

Egg

The egg of this species is always close to the midrib on the underside of the leaf.

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Mine

The mine begins as a straight corridor, usually temporarily following a vein. The mine gradually widens, and the black frass remains in a central line from start to finish.

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Flight periods

Adults can be seen during May and June.

Observed on

The larva mines Sorbus torminalis.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1826 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1811 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1983 Antwerpen
  • 1941 Limburg
  • 1446 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1889 Brabant
  • 1040 Brabant Wallon
  • 1723 Hainaut
  • 2232 Namur
  • 2152 Liège
  • 2238 Luxembourg