Stigmella splendidissimella
Stigmella splendidissimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Scandinavia to Italy and from Ireland to the Crimea. It is not found in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula.
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Stigmella splendidissimella mine
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Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. splendidissimella |
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The wingspan is 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in). The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black. The collar is black. Antennal eyecaps are white. The forewings are dark coppery-purple-brown with a suffused brassy or green basal patch; a straight shining pale golden or shiny silver fascia beyond middle. Hindwings are grey.[1] External image
The larvae feed on Agrimonia, Fragaria, Filipendula, Geum urbanum, Potentilla anserina, Rubus caesius, Rubus fruticosus and Rubus idaeus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
- "Stigmella splendidissimella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- Swedish moths
- Stigmella splendidissimella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten
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