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Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Tinea aurella Fabricius, 1775. Syst. Ent.: 606. Nepticula fragariella Heinemann, 1862. Nepticula gei Wocke, 1871. Cat. Lep. Europ.: 336. Nepticula nitens Fologne, 1862. Ann. Soc. ent. Belge.: 164, pl. 2 fig. 5. Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775).

Leaf-mine: A long gallery with dispersed frass (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is amber-yellow, head yellowish-brown (British leafminers). Pupa: The cocoon is illustrated in British leafminers and UKMoths. 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 Geum     British leafminers Geum rivale Water Avens Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Geum urbanum Wood Avens Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Potentilla erecta Tormentil Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rubus     British leafminers Rubus     UKMoths Rubus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 (as f. nitens) Rubus loganobaccus Loganberry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Agrimonia     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fragaria     Nederlandse bladmineerders Geum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Rubus caesius Dewberry Nederlandse bladmineerders Rubus fruticosus Bramble Nederlandse bladmineerders Rubus idaeus Raspberry Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: May-June, July-August, October-March (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: May and later in the summer (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: This species is probably the commonest and most widespread in the British Isles (UKMoths) including Banff, Bedford, Berks, Cheviotland, East Cornwall, East Ross, Edinburgh, Elgin, Haddington, Hunts, Kincardine, Middlesex, North Devon, South Northumberland, Oxford, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-west York, Stafford, West Cornwall, West Kent, West Lancaster, West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, LWIC, NE, NESBRC, SNH, SHWRG and SER), 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 Albania, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dodecanese Is., French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Lithuania, Madeira, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin