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Stigmella ruficapitella (Haworth, 1828) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Tinea ruficapitella Haworth, 1828. Lep. Brit.: 586. Stigmella ruficapitella (Haworth, 1828)

Leaf-mine: A short gallery, frass dispersed in later part of mine (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is whitish-yellow, head pale brown (British leafminers). Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     UKMoths Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June - July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: On the wing from May to June and in July and August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: The commonest of a complex of similar species which have oak as a foodplant (UKMoths) recorded in Banff, Bedford, Chester, East Kent, Easterness, Elgin, Hereford, Hunts, Isle of Wight, Kincardine, Mid-west York, Middlesex, North Devon, North Essex, North Hants, North-west York, South Aberdeen, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-east York, Stafford, Surrey, West Kent, West Lancaster, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, HBRG, NE, NESBRC, SHWRG and SER). 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Derostenus gemmeus Westwood, 1840 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin