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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). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is green (British leafminers). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Aceraceae       Acer campestre Field Maple Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Acer campestre Field Maple British leafminers Acer platanoides Norway Maple Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Acer platanoides Norway Maple British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Aceraceae       Acer campestre Field Maple Nederlandse bladmineerders Acer platanoides Norway Maple Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: End of June-early July, August-early September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: 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. 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). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin