Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents

Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar)
Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae

Bivoltine (VI-VII. and IX-X.). Host is Fagus. The larva is yellowish green. The mine is a long serpentine. The brownish faeces fills up the first part, in the middle part it is deposited in bends, then it becomes scattered. European species, can be found everywhere in Hungary where beech is present.

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