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Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius, 1781) [Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae] Tinea stigmatella Fabricius, 1781. Spec. Ins. 2: 295. Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius, 1781).

Leaf-mine: Initially a lower epidermal gallery which leads to a blotch at the leaf-edge. Subsequently creates two or three cones by folding the edge or tip of a leaf downwards (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is illustrated in UKMoths. Pupa: Beneath a silken membrane on underside of leaf (British leafminers). Illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Populus     British leafminers Populus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Populus     UKMoths Populus alba White Poplar Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix     British leafminers Salix     UKMoths Salix alba White Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix aurita Eared Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix caprea Goat Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix cinerea Grey Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix daphnoides European Violet-willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix fragilis Crack-willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix matsudana   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix phylicifolia Tea-leaved Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix purpurea Purple Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix viminalis Osier Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix x sepulchralis Weeping Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Betula     Nederlandse bladmineerders Populus     Belgian Lepidoptera Populus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix     Belgian Lepidoptera Salix     Nederlandse bladmineerders Myricaceae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Myrica gale Bog-myrtle Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July-September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Late June and July, and again from September onwards (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Fairly common throughout Britain including Lancaster (Littleborough) (UKMoths), East Cornwall, East Ross, Easterness, Hunts, Middlesex, North Devon, North Ebudes, South Devon, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-west York, Surrey, West Cornwall (NBN Gateway distribution map - NESBRC, HBRG, JNCC, NE and SHWRG), the Channel Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest and South, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 21-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin