Stigmella assimilella

Stigmella assimilella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula), east through Russia to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

Stigmella assimilella mine

Stigmella assimilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. assimilella
Binomial name
Stigmella assimilella
(Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula assimilella Zeller, 1848
  • Stigmella tremulaefoliella (Sorhagen, 1922)

Its wingspan is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant, which typically includes species of aspen including Populus alba, Populus canescens and Populus tremula.


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