04.045 Stigmella aurella
ws: 4-7mm (MBGBI1), 5-6.5 (Nepticuloidea.info); bivoltine May, Jul; leaf mine overwinter and Jun on bramble (Rubus spp), esp evergreen bramble (Rubus fruticosa), strawberry (Fragaria vesca), agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria); common in England & Wales, less common in S.Scotland
Synonyms: MBGBI1 lists the following "species" which are now considered synonymous with S.aurella: S.fragariella, S.nitens, S.gei
Synonyms: MBGBI1 lists the following "species" which are now considered synonymous with S.aurella: S.fragariella, S.nitens, S.gei
Stigmella aurella §1 female
ID: Possibly the commonest Nepticulid in Britain.
Head orange/ferruginous; eyecaps pale orange/yellow; collar fuscous/dark brown; forewing with a pale golden/silvery metallic fascia in distal half with a broader dark purple fascia proximal and distal to it; cilia concolorous with apical portion of forewing.
Head orange/ferruginous; eyecaps pale orange/yellow; collar fuscous/dark brown; forewing with a pale golden/silvery metallic fascia in distal half with a broader dark purple fascia proximal and distal to it; cilia concolorous with apical portion of forewing.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
Leaf Mine
British Leafminers: "Mines whitish, often with a little purplish staining"
MBGBI1: "A long sinuous gallery, gradually widening. The frass at first broken linear, then dispersed"
British Leafminers: "Mines whitish, often with a little purplish staining"
MBGBI1: "A long sinuous gallery, gradually widening. The frass at first broken linear, then dispersed"
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§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; female; fw 2.0mm
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 27/08/2019 All images © Chris Lewis |
Leaf mine: Pound Wood, Essex; 25/04/2019
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Page published 06/07/2019 (§1) | §2 added 28/10/2019