Stigmella tityrella (Stainton 1854) (Family Nepticulidae)


Leaf Mine

Wingspan: 5-6mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - June
August
June - July
(Earliest: 31.7)
September - October
July - August
October - April
April - May
(Earliest: 16.5)
July - August

Biotopes:
Beech Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Monophagous Leaf Miner)

Fagus sylvatica
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Stigmella tityrella
Stigmella tityrella
Nature Spot: Stigmella tityrella
Lepiforum: Stigmella tityrella
British Leafminers: Stigmella tityrella
UK Fly Mines: Stigmella tityrella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Stigmella tityrella


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