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 poterii (Stainton, 1857)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]


Nepticula poterii Stainton, 1857. Entomol. Ann.: 96.
Nepticula comari
Wocke, 1862. Stett. ent. Ztg.: 253.
Nepticula diffinis
Wocke, 1874. Bresl. ent. Ztg.: 100.
Nepticula geminella
Frey, 1870. Mitt Schweiz. ent. Ges. 3: 288.
Nepticula occultella Heinemann, 1871. Berl. ent. Ztg.
: 215.
Nepticula palustrella
Frey, 1870.
Nepticula serella
Stainton, 1888. Ent. mon. Mag. 24: 260.
Nepticula tengstroemi
Nolcken, 1871. Lep. Faun. Ldv. Kuv. 2: 776.
Stigmella poterii
(Stainton, 1857).


Leaf-mine: A gallery following the leaf-edge (British leafminers).

Larva: Amber yellow, head brown (whereas S. aenofasciella is a pale watery yellow) (British leafminers).

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Potentilla erecta Tormentil British leafminers
Potentilla erecta Tormentil Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry British leafminers
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet British leafminers
Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005
Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Potentilla anserina Silverweed Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla erecta Tormentil Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil Nederlandse bladmineerders
Potentilla verna   Nederlandse bladmineerders
Rubus     Nederlandse bladmineerders
Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet Nederlandse bladmineerders
Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: June - July, September - October (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Herts, North Hants, South Hants, South Wilts and West Cornwall (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH). 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, ? Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [285238]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin