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Stigmella incognitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula incognitella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 5: 349. Nepticula pomella Vaughan, 1858. Ent. Weekly Intel. 5: 44. Stigmella incognitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855).

Leaf-mine: The mines are found between veins. The initial gallery is narrow and then forms an orange-brown blotch (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Malus     British leafminers Malus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June-July, October-November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Kent, Hereford, North Hants, West Gloucester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central and Northwest, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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