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 suberivora (Stainton, 1869)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]


Nepticula suberivora Stainton, 1869. Tin. South Europ.: 228.
Stigmella suberivora
(Stainton, 1869).


Leaf-mine: A broad twisting gallery, almost frass filled (British leafminers).

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Fagaceae      
Quercus ilex Evergreen Oak British leafminers
Quercus ilex Evergreen Oak Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

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

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including
Middlesex and West Gloucester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map.

Distribution elsewhere: Europe including ? Balearic Is., Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corsica, Croatia, French mainland, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovenia and Spanish mainland. Also recorded in North Africa (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids:

Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae


External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [285259]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin