Stigmella dryadella (Hofmann, 1868)

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 : 48-49

Stigmella dryadella (Hofmann, 1868) Fig. 16–18.

F: Nepticula dryadella ; Buvat 1973b: 84— 73; Buvat 1973a: 105— 73

Stigmella dryadella ; Johansson & Nielsen 1990: 216—‘the Alps from France'

Material. 05: VM, 6.5 km S Château­Queyras, N Col de Fromage , 2280 m, 24.vii.1987, EvN; 1♂, 3 mines, La Grave, viii.1899, 12.iv.1900, P. Chrétien ( MNHN); VM, Lac Miroir , 3 km N Pics de la Font Sancte, 2230 m, 25.vii.1987, EvN; 26: TM, VM, Vercors , Hauts Plateaux : Pas de la Coche , Le Montagnette , 1850 m, 22.viii.2002, EvN; VM, Vercors : Mt. de Glandasse , N. Slope, 1850 m, 3.vii.1983, EvN; 38: VM + TM, Gr. Chartreuse: St. Hilaire , Habert de l'Aup du Seuil, 1600–1660 m, 22.vi.1983, EvN; 1 TM, VM, St Nizierde­Moucherotte, 1500 m, 27.vi.1983, EvN. All mines on Dryas octopetala .

Remarks. Although Buvat (1973b) published the first records from France, the first French specimen actually had already been reared and correctly identified by Chrétien in 1900, as shown by the single male and mines in his collection (Fig. 16–18). Mines are commonly found in the Alps on Dryas octopetala , which grows only on limestone mountains. The earliest mines can be found soon after snwo melt (Buvat in litt.). To be searched for in the Pyrenees.