| Stigmella floslactella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. floslactella |
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| Stigmella floslactella = (Haworth, 1828) | |
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Stigmella floslactella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands. [1]
The wingspan is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Unlike many other Stigmella, this species is quite variable in the colour of its wings. The antennae are filamentous, yellowish-brown and about half as long as the forewing. The innermost, greatly expanded joint is white, the head is covered with yellow hairs. The forebody can vary in colour from yellowish-brown to brownish-black, the hind body is dark. The forewings are relatively brightly coloured, with conspicuously large scales. They can be uniformly brownish, yellow with a dark tip or yellowish-brown with a broad, slightly curved, light transverse band, in which case the tip is usually darker. If the basic colour is light, there are usually scattered, darker scales there as well. The hind wing is narrow, grey, with long fringes. The species is usually fairly easy to recognize by the light wing color, most other dwarf Stigmella are much darker. [2] [3]
Adults are on wing in May and again in August. There are two generations per year. [4]
Stigmella floslactella occurs in Ireland where it is known to feed on various hornbeam and hazel species, including Corylus advenella . [5] It is considered to be an uncommon visitor to Belgium [6] and the Netherlands, where it feed on Carpinus betulus and Corylus avellana . [7]
The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana, Corylus maxima and Ostrya carpinifolia . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender, gradually widening corridor. The last section is considerably wider than the larva. The trajectory of the mine is not angular and is independent of the leaf venation. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [8] [9]
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Alsophila aescularia, the March moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe and can be a pest of fruit trees.
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Stigmella continuella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Hungary, and from Ireland to central Russia and Ukraine, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.
Stigmella glutinosae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe.
Stigmella magdalenae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Scandinavia and Finland to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria, and from Ireland to central Russia and Ukraine.
Stigmella nylandriella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, east to Russia, where it has been recorded from Bryansk, Murmansk, Karelia, Leningrad and Voronezh.
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Coleophora fuscocuprella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Romania and from Ireland to Russia.
Coleophora orbitella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from Scandinavia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from Ireland to Poland and Hungary.
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