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

Leaf-mine: The early gallery is filled with frass, later leaving clear margins (British leafminers). Like Stigmella microtheriella the larva feeds on hazel or hornbeam, and its mines are often found alongside that species in the same leaf. However the mines of S. floslactella are generally wider, less angular and contain more scattered frass than those of S. microtheriella (UKMoths). Larva: The larva is a dull yellow, head pale brown (British leafminers). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Betula     Emmet, 1974a Carpinus     British leafminers Carpinus     UKMoths Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Corylus     British leafminers Corylus     UKMoths Corylus avellana Hazel Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Nederlandse bladmineerders Corylus avellana Hazel Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June - July, September - October (British leafminers; UKMoths). Time of year - adults: There are two generations, with adults on the wing in May and August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A widespread and fairly common species across most of the British Isles (UKMoths) including Banff, Bedford, Buckingham, Dunbarton, East Kent, East Perth, East Ross, Hereford, Hunts, Lanark, Main Argyll, Mid Perth, Mid-west York, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Essex, North Hants, Oxford, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, Stafford, Stirling, Warwick, West Gloucester, West Kent, West Lancaster, West Perth and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: 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 East, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Derostenus gemmeus Westwood, 1840 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin