Stigmella anomalella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. anomalella |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783) | |
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The rose leaf miner (Stigmella anomalella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.
The moths have shining greenish-bronzy forewings, lighter posteriorly and with the apical fourth purple. The wingspan is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Head ferruginous-orange to black, collar yellow-whitish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Hindwings grey. [1] [2]
Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year. [3] [4]
The larvae feed on Potentilla caulescens , Rosa arkansana , Rosa canina , Rosa centifolia , Rosa glauca , Rosa pendulina , Rosa rubiginosa , Rosa rugosa , Rosa tomentosa , Rosa wichurana , Sanguisorba minor and Sanguisorba officinalis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a clear corridor, often with a hairpin turn. The section before the turn often follows the leaf margin. The first section of the mine is entirely filled with frass. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [5]