Stigmella crenulatae (Klimesch, 1975)
Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae

Rhamnus crenulata, Tenerife; from Klimesch (1977a)
mine
Egg at either upper- or underside, usually near the midrib. Then a slender, not very tortuous corridor, often partly following the leaf margin, clearly widened in the end into a small blotch. Frass in a broad central line, initially filling the entire corridor, later over half of the gallery width.
hostplants
Rhamnaceae, narrowly monophagous
Rhamnus crenulata, lycioides.
phenology
Mines in January – February in old leaves, then again in fresh leaves in early June.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands and Iberian Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Yellow, head light brown.
notes
Preference for shady situations.
references
Corley (2005a), Klimesch (1975a, 1977a), A & Z Laštůvka (2011a), van Nieukerken (1986a), van Nieukerken, A & Z Laštuvka (2004a).
24/10/2014