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Stigmella aceris (Frey, 1857) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]. Nepticula aceris Frey, 1857. Linn. Ent. 2: 386. Stigmella aceris (Frey, 1857).

Leaf-mine: A gallery filled with green frass. In the older gallery the frass turns brown (British leafminers). A narrow corridor. The coiled frass is greenish (blackish brown in old or dried mines). Generally the entire width of the corridor is filled up, making the mine rather inconspicuous. The sides of the corridor are not straight, rather irregular (Bladmineerders van Europa). Mine of Stigmella aceris on Acer campestre Image: Willem Ellis (Bladmineerders van Europa) Larva: Bright green; see Gustafsson & van Nieukerken (1990a) and Schoorl et. al(1985a) for an extensive description (Bladmineerders van Europa). The larva is green (British leafminers). Pupa: Details unknown. Adult: Not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update). Hosts in Britain: Aceraceae       Acer campestre Field Maple Pitkin & Plant Acer campestre Field Maple British leafminers Acer platanoides Norway Maple Pitkin & Plant Acer platanoides Norway Maple British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Aceraceae       Acer campestre Field Maple Bladmineerders van Europa Acer ginnala   Bladmineerders van Europa Acer platanoides Norway Maple Bladmineerders van Europa Acer tataricum   Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - larvae: End of June-early July, August-early September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Gloucester, Hereford, Surrey, West Gloucester, West Kent and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL, JNCC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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Last updated 10-Jul-2010  Brian Pitkin