Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar, 1832)

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 : 50

Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar, 1832)

F: Nepticula basalella Herrich­Schäffer, 1855 ; Joannis 1909: 822— 56; Hering 1933: 191— 91; Maneval 1935: 256— 43; Skala 1941b: 149— 76

Stigmella basalella ; Lhomme [1963]: 1189 — 14, 36, 43, 50, 59, 61, 64, 68, 75, 76, 78, 91, 92, 95

Nepticula tityrella auct. nec Stainton; Sand 1879: 201— 36; Paux 1901: 707— 59

Stigmella hemargyrella ; Courtois 2002: 50— 57; Leraut 2003: 19— 77

CO: Stigmella hemargyrella ; van Nieukerken 1996: 23—‘Corsica’

Material. France: 26: 4.5 km E Luc­en­Diois: Les Granges , 1000–1050 m, 5.vii.1983, EvN; Beaurières , Bois du Fays, N slopes, 1000–1200 m, 6.vii.1983, EvN; 7 km ENE Lucen­Diois, Miscon , S slopes Serre Chanait , 1200 m, 17.viii.2002, EvN; Vercors : 2km SW La Chapelle­en­Vercors : Plaine du Chargeau, 930 m, 7.viii.2002, EvN (observation); 38: TM, 6 km NE Grenoble : S. slope Mt. St. Eynard , 900–1100 m, 26.vi.1983, EvN; Vercors: Les Ailes, 2 km SW Rencurel , 1085 m, 4.viii.2002, EvN; 55: 2.5 km E Montmédy, Bois de Villécloye, 290 m, 23.ix.2002, CvdB & EvN; 57: VM, Apach: Hammersberg, 220­280 m, 1.x.2004, EvN; 66: 1 TM, 5 km E Le Perthus, W slope Pic Neulos, 950 m, 30.vii.1982, EvN; Mont Canigou, E. slopes 2 km W. Pic d'Estelle, 1450 m, 5.viii.1982, EvN; 68: Lapoutroie, La Bohle, 520 m, 19.x.2002, EvN; ca. 2.5 km SW Soultzmatt, Foret comm. d' Orschwir, 330–420 m, 24.x.2002, EvN; 71: 3 km W Matour, les Salins, 610 m, 11.vii.1985, EvN & SR. Unless otherwise mentioned, records refer to vacated mines; all on Fagus sylvatica .— Corsica: 2B: 1♀, Vizzavona , 15.v.1896, Walsingham ( BMNH) .

Remarks. Common where Fagus grows. Also recorded from Corsica (first detailed record).