Stigmella regiella

Stigmella regiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, Finland, the Baltic region and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

Mine of Stigmella regiella.

Stigmella regiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. regiella
Binomial name
Stigmella regiella
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula regiella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Nepticula corvimontana Hering, 1935

The wingspan is 4.5–5 mm.

The larvae feed on Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna and Mespilus germanica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine begins as a corridor that usually follows the leaf margin. After a moult, an elongated blotch is found, generally the direction of this blotch is opposite to that of the corridor.


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