Stigmella assimilella (Zeller 1848) (Family Nepticulidae)


Leaf Mine on Populus tremula

Wingspan: 5.5-6mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
July August - October
(Earliest: 12.9)
October - June June - July

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Leaf Miner)

Populus
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

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


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