Lep:Nepticulidae
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4.039 Stigmella trimaculella (Haworth, 1828)
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mines with larvae

 

Food Plant: Populus nigra (Black Poplar) and var.italica (Lombardy Poplar), P x canadensis (Canadian Poplar), P x canadensis 'Robusta' , P.alba (White Poplar) Elsewhere:), P.angustifolia, P. balsamifera (Balsam Poplar) , P x canescens (Grey Poplar), P. carolinensis, P.simonii (Simon's Poplar),P.suaveolens (Mongolian Poplar), P.tremula (Aspen), P.trichocarpa (Black Cottonwood)

Egg: Either side of leaf

Mine: end of June - July, September - October

Notes: A gallery leading to a blotch. The larva is greenish-yellow, head brown. Mines with larvae shown on P.alba (White Poplar)

Data: 06.x.2022, Lullington, Somerset, VC6

Image:© Jenny Vickers

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