| Stephensia brunnichella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Stephensia |
| Species: | S. brunnichella |
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| Stephensia brunnichella | |
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Stephensia brunnichella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and east into the Palearctic.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm. [2] The head is dark bronzy. Antennae with white subapical band. Forewings are dark bronzyfuscous; a subbasal fascia, another before middle, an erect tornal spot, and a costal spot before apex pale golden-metallic. Hindwings are dark grey. The larva is green-whitish; dorsal line dark green; head and plate of 2 blackish. [3]
The larvae feed on lesser calamint ( Calamintha nepeta ), wild basil ( Clinopodium vulgare ) and Satureja calamintha mining the leaves of their host plant. [4] The larvae have a greenish body with a black head. They can be found from autumn to April and again in July.
It is widespread throughout Europe. In the north, the distribution extends up to southern Sweden and Finland and in the east it ranges as far as Asia Minor and the Crimea. [5]
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