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4.040 Stigmella
assimilella (Zeller, 1848)
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Food Plant: Populus tremula (Aspen), sometimes P.alba (White poplar) and P.canescens (Grey Poplar) Egg: Upper side of leaf, usually besides a rib. Mine: August - October Notes: The initial gallery has clear margins, with broken linear frass. The later mine is a blotch formed by many turns. The cocoon is shown. (det Erik van Nieukerken). Data: 30.ix.2023 ex mine 27.ix.2023, Farley, South Wiltshire, VC8 Image:© Laurence Evans |
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