Stigmella lonicerarum (Frey, 1956)
on Lonicera
Lonicera xylosteum, Germany, Hesse, Volkmarsen-Hörle, 27.ix.2019 © Hubertus Trilling
larva
mine
Oviposition upper- or lower-surface. Long, very narrow corridor, generally at first following the leaf margin, only little widened in the end. Frass in a narrow central line.
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, monophagous
Lonicera caprifolium, nigra, tatarica, webbiana, xylosteum.
phenology
Mines in September – October.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009); however, found in Normandy (Skala, 1841a).
distribution within Europe
From Sweden and Finland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria, and from France to Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Yellow.
synonyms
Nepticula lonicerarum.
references
Bengtsson (2008a), Borkowski (1969a), Diškus & Stonis (2012a), Gustafsson (1985a), Hartig (1939a), Hering (1926b, 1957a), Johansson ao (1990a), Kurz (2016a), Laštuvka & Laštuvka (1997a), Maček (1999a), van Nieukerken (1986a), van Nieukerken, A & Z Laštuvka (2006a), van Nieukerken, Zolotuhin & Mistchenko (2004a), Sefrová (2005a), Skala (1939a, 1941a), Steuer (1995a), Szőcs (1977a, 1981a), Ureche (2010a).