Stigmella filipendulae (Wocke, 1871)
dropwort pigmy
on Filipendula
Filipendula ulmaria, Sweden, Motala, Södra Freberga-Jerusalemsviken, 29.vii.2020 © Torbjörn Blixt: vacated mine
mine
Egg at the upper side of the leaf, generally on a vein or the margin. The mine is a gradually widening corridor. The first, narrow, part often closely follows the leaf margin. Frass in central, interrupted line, gradually widening from a very narrow beginning.
host plants
Rosaceae, narrowly monophagous
Filipendula ulmaria, vulgaris.
phenology
Bivoltine; larvae in July and late-August – October (Emmet, 1983a).
BENELUX
BE not recorded (Wullaert, 2018a).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia to the Alps and Carpathians, and from Ireland to Poland; disjunct also in Greece (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Bright amber yellow (Emmer, 1983a); see Gustafsson & van Nieukerken (1990a) for a detailed description.
synonyms
Stigmella ulmariae Wocke (1979). Molecular studies show that there are no separate populations on Filipendula ulmariae and F. vulgaris (van Nieukerken, 2009, in Fauna Europaea).
references
Bengtsson (2008a), Borkowski (1969a), Buhr (1937a), Buszko (1987a), Diškus & Stonis (2012a), Emmet (1970d, 1971a, 1983a), Gustafsson (1985a), Gustafsson & van Nieukerken (1990a), Hering (1957a), Huber (1969a), Huemer (1986a, 1988a), Johansson ao (1990a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (1997a, 1998a), Maček (1999a), van Nieukerken (1986a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Segerer (2001a), Skala (1939a), Sønderup (1949a), Steeman & Sierens (2019a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a), Wullaert (2018a).