| Stigmella aeneofasciella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. aeneofasciella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella aeneofasciella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855) | |
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Stigmella aeneofasciella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.
The wingspan is 4.4-5.5 mm. The head is black; the antennal eyecaps white. The forewings are shining brass with a deep purple basal fascia and a shining silvery fascia beyond middle, preceded by a purple fascia; apical area beyond this deep purple. The hindwings are grey. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Agrimonia eupatoria , Fragaria vesca , Potentilla anserina , Potentilla erecta and Potentilla reptans . They mine the leaves of their host plant.
