Stigmella sorbi (Stainton, 1861)

van Nieukerken, Erik J., Laštůvka, Aleš & Laštůvka, Zdenĕk, 2006, The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of mainland France and Corsica: an annotated catalogue (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea), Zootaxa 1216 (1216), pp. 1-114 : 42

Stigmella sorbi (Stainton, 1861)

F: Nepticula sorbi ; Sand 1879: 201— 63; Le Marchand 1929: 18— 50

Stigmella sorbi ; Lhomme [1963]: 1187 — 50, 63

Material. 01: 2 TM, Col de la Faucille, 1320 m, 27.vii.1995, EvN; 04: Larche, S., 1750 m, 29.vii.1987, EvN; 06: Mt. Tournairet, 7 km NW Clans, 1950 m, 8.viii.1987, EvN; 26: Montagne de l'Aup, 3.5 km SSE Valdrôme, 1430 m, 18.viii.2002, EvN; Vercors: 2km SW St. Agnan­en­Vercors, W Allard, 1080 m, 7.viii.2002, Cotoneaster integerrimus , EvN; 38: TM, Le Sappey­en­Chartreuse, Mt. St. Eynard, 8 km NE Grenoble, 1100–1300 m, 26.vi.1983, C. integerrimus and Sorbus aucuparia , EvN; Vercors: Pas de Percusson, 3 km SW Autrans, 1435 m, 3.viii.2002, EvN; 42: 3 km SW St. Sauveur­en­Rue, near le Tracol, 1220 m, 20.vii.1985, EvN & SR; 43: Mt. Mézenc summit, 1600 m, 27.vii.1985, EvN & SR; 66: Mont Canigou, NW. slope 2.5 km NW summit, 1800 m, 6.viii.1982, EvN; 73: adults, TM (numerous), Lanslevillard­Mont Cenis, vii, e.l. iii, RB (Buvat in litt.); Pralognan­la­Vanoise, 1450 m, 19.viii.1979, EvN, adults, TM, Pralognan­la­Vanoise, vii, e.l. iii, RB (Buvat in litt.). Unless otherwise mentioned records refer to VM on Sorbus aucuparia .

Remarks. In France this is usually a montane species (all above 1000 m), both on Sor­ bus aucuparia and Cotoneaster , usually together with S. magdalenae . Known from the Alps, Pyrenees and the Massif Centrale, but also with one record from the coastal area ( Le Marchand 1929). A few specimens in MNHN from the Paris region appeared to be misidentified Stigmella tityrella and Ectoedemia occultella . One of the earliest Nepticulidae larvae, usually appearing in May­June, with all mines vacated by July.