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Stigmella glutinosae (Stainton, 1858) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]. Nepticula glutinosae Stainton, 1858. Entomol. Ann.: 96. Nepticula distinguenda Heinemann, 1862. Wien. ent. Monats. 6: 305. Stigmella glutinosae (Stainton, 1858).

Leaf-mine: A gallery with frass partly dispersed, but sometimes in a thin line (as S. alnetella). The moths must be bred through to distinguish between this and S.alnetella (British leafminers). Oviposition at the leaf underside. Then a full depth, fairly slender corridor, often several in a leaf. Frass line very variable, sometimes coiled, mostly more than on third of the width of the corridor. Pupation outside the mine (Bladmineerders van Europa). Mine of Stigmella glutinosae on Alnus glutinosa Image: Willem Ellis (Bladmineerders van Europa) Larva: Yellow, with a grey-brown patch on the prosternum (Johansson et al., 1990a). The larva mines venter-upwards (Emmet, 1983a). Abdominal segment 1 ventrally not spinulose (Johansson et al., 1990a) (Bladmineerders van Europa). Pupa: Details unknown. Adult: Not included in UKMoths (check for update). The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update). Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Alnus cordata Italian Alder Pitkin & Plant Alnus glutinosa Alder British leafminers Alnus glutinosa Alder Pitkin & Plant Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Alnus cordata Italian Alder Bladmineerders van Europa Alnus glutinosa Alder Bladmineerders van Europa Alnus incana Grey Alder Bladmineerders van Europa Alnus subcordata   Bladmineerders van Europa Alnus viridis Green Alder Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - larvae: July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Cornwall, East Kent, East Perth, Hereford, Isle of Wight, Middlesex, North Essex, North Hants, South Aberdeen, South Hants, South Wilts, Stirling, West Gloucester and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL, NE, NESBRC and SNH). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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