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Stigmella microtheriella (Stainton, 1854) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula microtheriella Stainton, 1854. Ins. Brit. Tin. Pteroph. 1: 302. Stigmella microtheriella (Stainton, 1854)

Leaf-mine: A narrow gallery, tending to follow veins of leaf. The early part with linear frass (British leafminers). Sometimes there can be several larvae mining the same leaf (UKMoths). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is yellow, head pale brown (British leafminers). The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Carpinus betulus Hornbeam British leafminers Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Carpinus betulus Hornbeam UKMoths Corylus avellana Hazel British leafminers Corylus avellana Hazel Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Corylus avellana Hazel UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Nederlandse bladmineerders Corylus avellana Hazel Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: End of June - July, September - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: May and again during August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Well distributed and common throughout most of the British Isles (UKMoths) including Banff, Bedford, Bucks, East Kent, East Perth, Hereford, Hunts, Lanark, Mid Perth, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Essex, North Hants, Oxford, Salop, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-west York, Stafford, Warwick, West Kent, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, 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; British leafminers distribution map). Distribution elsewhere: Widely distributed in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and East, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (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