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Stigmella salicis (Stainton, 1854) [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] Nepticula salicis Stainton, 1854. Ins. Brit. Lep. Tin. Pteroph.: 302. Stigmella salicis (Stainton, 1854)

Leaf-mine: A contorted gallery leading to small blotch (British leafminers). Larva: The larva is amber yellow, head brown (British leafminers). The larva is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: The cocoon is illustrated in British leafminers. Hosts in Britain: Myricaceae       Myrica gale Bog-myrtle Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salicaceae       Salix       Salix aurita Eared Willow British leafminers Salix aurita Eared Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix caprea Goat Willow British leafminers Salix caprea Goat Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salix cinerea Grey Willow British leafminers Salix cinerea Grey Willow Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Myricaceae       Myrica gale Bog-myrtle Nederlandse bladmineerders Salicaceae       Salix aurita Eared Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix caprea Goat Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix cinerea Grey Willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Salix fragilis Crack-willow Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September - November (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: On the wing in April and May and again in July and August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A common species throughout the British Isles (UKMoths) including Banff, Bucks, Cambridge, East Kent, East Perth, Easterness, Edinburgh, Fife, Hereford, Hunts, Kincardine, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Ebudes, North Hants, Peebles, Selkirk, South Aberdeen, South Hants, South Lancaster, South-west York, Stirling, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Gloucester, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, GiGL, HBRG, 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, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and North, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus diallus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Derostenus gemmeus Westwood, 1840 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin