The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Stigmella aeneofasciella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]


Nepticula aeneofasciella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Syst. Bearb. Schmett. 5: 353.
Stigmella aeneofasciella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)


Leaf-mine: A slender gallery, leading to blotch. Larva is a pale watery greenish yellowish (whereas S. poterii its yellow) (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Agrimonia     British leafminers
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Fragaria     British leafminers
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Potentilla     British leafminers
Potentilla anserina Silverweed Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Potentilla erecta Tormentil Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla anserina Silverweed Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla erecta Tormentil Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: July, September - November (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Cornwall, Easterness and Hunts (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG, JNCC and NE). 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, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and North, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway

Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [285233]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin