Stigmella styracicolella (Klimesch, 1978)
Styrax officinalis, Cyprus, Oreites Forest © Kathleen Rosewarne & Ian Barton
another specimen
detail
Stryrax officinalis, Rhodes; from Klimesch (1978b)
mine
Ovipostion on the upper surface. From there runs a corridor with a central frass line. Both length and width of the corridor, and the width of the frass pattern, vary strongly. The corridor is not markedly widenened in the end. Pupation external, exit slit in upper epidermis.
hostplants
Styracaceae, monophagous
Styrax officinalis.
phenology
Larvae observed from end May till end September.
distribution within Europe
Rhodes, Cyprus.
larva
Pale yellow, head light brown.
references
Barton (2018b), Klimesch (1978b), van Nieukerken (1986a).