Stigmella perpygmaeella
Stigmella perpygmaeella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to Russia.
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| Stigmella perpygmaeella larva North Wales | |
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| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. perpygmaeella |
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| Stigmella perpygmaeella (Doubleday, 1859) | |
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The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are yellow-white and the collar is also yellow-white. Antennal eyecaps yellow-white. Forewings are dark grey brown wth purple at the apex. Hindwings are grey.
Adults are on wing from April to May and again from June to August.
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Stigmella perpygmaeella mine, Trawscoed, North Wales
The larvae feed on Crataegus laevigata and Crataegus monogyna. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor that quickly widens into a secondary blotch. The mine is constrained between two veins or, less frequently, a lateral vein and the leaf margin.
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- Swedish moths
- Stigmella perpygmaeella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region
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