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Stigmella atricapitella (Haworth, 1828) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Tinea atricapitella Haworth, 1828. Lep. Brit.: 585. Stigmella atricapitella (Haworth, 1828)

Leaf-mine: First generation, short gallery, frass in thick line. Second generation, longer gallery, frass in narrower line (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is a whitish-yellow and has dark prothoracic sclerites, which help distinguish it from S. roborella, with a pale head only (British leafminers). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus frainetto   British leafminers Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June - July, September - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Banff, Bedford, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Ross, Easterness, Elgin, Forfar, Hunts, Kincardine, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Hants, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, Stafford, West Kent, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SHWRG and SER). 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, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madeira, Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Derostenus gemmeus Westwood, 1840 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin