Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents

Stigmella hybnerella (Hübner)
Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae

Bivoltine (VII. and IX.). Hosts are Crataegus, Sorbus, Cotoneaster, Amelanchier. The larva is colourless or light green. The early mine is a narrow serpentine with the dense black faeces deposited in the middle line. Later widens into a blotch mine, where the faeces get gradually scattered. Widespread in Europe, can be found in Hungary.

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