| Stigmella freyella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. freyella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella freyella = (Heyden, 1858) | |
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Stigmella freyella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Netherlands to the Baltic region and Russia, southwards to the Mediterranean region. It is also found in North Africa. [1]
The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). In Central Europe there are two generations per year. [2]
The larvae feed on Calystegia sepium , Calystegia soldanella , Convolvulus althaeoides , Convolvulus arvensis and Convolvulus elegans . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]
