Stigmella hybnerella Nepticulidae

ABH 4.030
B&F 99   *   Stigmella hybnerella

Leaf mine photographs on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. Adult ex mine

Wingspan: 4-5mm
Season: Two generations, April-May and July-August

Food plants: Rosaceae: Hawthorn (Crataegus), also found on Sorbus, Amelanchier, Cotoneaster
Mine: May-June and July-September
Egg can be laid on either side of leaf. The early gallery with linear frass widens abruptly into a blotch with dispersed frass. The blotch is often near the leaf margin. Larva is white with a brown head.


Stigmella hybnerella

Stigmella hybnerella

Stigmella hybnerella
Stigmella hybnerella
Leaf mine on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. Ballard Down, Dorset. August 2017. Adult ex mine August 2017

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