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Stigmella nylandriella (Tengström, 1848) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Lyonetia nylandriella Tengström, 1848. Bidr. Finland. Fjar. Fauna. 1: 152. Nepticula aucupariae Frey, 1857. Linn. Ent. 2: 376. Stigmella nylandriella (Tengström, 1848).

Leaf-mine: A long sinuous mine, frass variable, which often follows leaf-edge (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders and UKMoths. Larva: The larva is green, head pale brown (British leafminers). The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Sorbus aucuparia Rowan British leafminers Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus aucuparia Rowan UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July - August (British leafminers; UKMoths). Time of year - adults: There is one generation with adults in May and June (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Wide but localised distribution throughout the British Isles, being commoner in the north, along with the foodplant (UKMoths) including Banff, Chester, East Cornwall, Easterness, Edinburgh, Kincardine, Lanark, Linlithgow, Main Argyll, Mid Perth, Mid-west York, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Devon, North Ebudes, North Hants, Peebles, Selkirk, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, South Wilts, Stafford, Stirling and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, HBRG, JNCC, LWIC, 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: 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, Romania, Russia - Central, North and Northwest, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus curvineurus Askew, 1965 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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