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 mespilicola (Frey, 1856)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]


Nepticula mespilicola Frey, 1856. Tin. Pteroph. Schweiz.: 392.
Nepticula ariella
Herrich-Schäffer, 1860. Neue Schmett. 5: 168.
Stigmella mespilicola
(Frey, 1856).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Hereford, Salop, Stafford, West Gloucester and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, ? Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin