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Stigmella regiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula regiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 5: 351. Stigmella regiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855).

Leaf-mine: The initial gallery is narrow and is filled with red-brown coiled frass. It then turns abruptly to form a blotch with a thin line of blackish frass, which may be coiled or irregular (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is yellow with a pale brown head (British leafminers). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Crataegus     British leafminers Crataegus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Mespilus germanica Medlar Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: August - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Bucks, East Kent, Hunts, Isle of Wight, North Hants, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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