Stigmella alnetella

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Stigmella alnetella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. alnetella
Binomial name
Stigmella alnetella
(Stainton, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula alnetellaStainton, 1856

Stigmella alnetella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

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Mined alder leaf
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Larva

The wingspan is 3.9-4.8 mm. The head is orange, the collar deep bronze-fuscous. The antennal eyecaps are white. The forewings are golden brown, becoming lighter golden towards the dorsum anteriorly. A bright shining silvery fascia beyond middle is preceded by a dark purplish-fuscous suffusion,the apical area beyond this is dark purplish fuscous. The hindwings are grey. [1] [2] [3]

The larvae feed on Alnus cordata and Alnus glutinosa . They mine the leaves of their host plant. There is usually only one mine in a leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  2. lepiforum.de includes images PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Emmet, A. M., 1976. Nepticulidae. — In: J. Heath (ed.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1: 171—267, pls. 1—7, 11, 12.