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 pyri (Glitz, 1865)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]


Nepticula pyri Glitz, 1865. Jahrb. nat. hist. Ges. Hannov. 14: 42.
Stigmella pyri
(Glitz, 1865)


Leaf-mine: The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Rosaceae      
Pyrus communis Pear Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae      
Pyrus communis Pear Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including East Norfolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
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NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [285195]
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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin