Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Stigmella microtheriella larva

Stigmella microtheriella

Stigmella microtheriella larva

Corylus avellana, Schinkelbos

Stigmella microtheriella larva

same larva, still in the mine.

Stigmella microtheriella, larva

Carpinus betulus, Belgium, prov. Liège, Braives; © Jean-Yves Baugnée

Contrary to Stigmella floslactella on the same hostplant, the mesonotum lacks a fine spinulation; see Gustafsson & van Nieukerken (1990a) for a description of the larva.

14/01/2013

Last modified 25.vii.2017