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 continuella (Stainton, 1856)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]


Nepticula continuella Stainton, 1856. Entomol. Ann.: 42.
Stigmella continuella
(Stainton, 1856).


Leaf-mine: The mine starts from brown spot, later filled with greenish frass. The mine is difficult to locate initially but becomes brown as it ages (British leafminers).

Larva: The larva is yellow but appears green in mine (British leafminers).

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Betulaceae      
Betula     British leafminers
Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Betula     UKMoths

Hosts elsewhere:

Betulaceae      
Betula pendula Silver Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders
Betula pubescens Downy Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders

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

Time of year - adults: On the wing in May and August (UKMoths).

Distribution in Britain: Occurring in southern and north-west England (UKMoths) including East Kent, Hunts, North Essex, North Hants, North Somerset, South Lancaster, South Wilts and West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, NE and SHWRG). 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, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Russia Central, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [285222]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin