| Stigmella generalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. generalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella generalis Scoble, 1978 | |
Stigmella generalis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province). [1]
The larvae feed on Rhus species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes. These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm in the case of the European pigmy sorrel moth, but more usually 3.5–10 mm. The wings of adult moths are narrow and lanceolate, sometimes with metallic markings, and with the venation very simplified compared to most other moths.
Opostegidae or "white eyecap moths" is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera that is characterised by particularly large eyecaps over the compound eyes. Opostegidae are most diverse in the New World tropics.
Stigmella microtheriella, the Hazel leaf miner moth, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Asia, Europe and New Zealand. The larvae mine the leaves of hazel and hornbeams. It was described by the English entomologist, Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 from a type specimen found in England.
Stigmella hybnerella also known as the greenish thorn pigmy is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, in North Africa, the Near East, and the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. The larvae mine the leaves of trees and shrubs such as hawthorns and rowans.
Stigmella lapponica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Asia, Europe and North America. It was first described by the German entomologist, Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1862. The larvae mine the leaves of birch.
Stigmella sorbi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae, described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1861. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.
Stigmella obliquella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which feeds on willow and can be found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Hermann von Heinemann in 1862.
Ectoedemia turbidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and is found in most of Europe. The larva mine the leaves of poplar trees and was first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.
Ectoedemia atricollis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Asia and Europe. It was described by the English entomologist Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1857.
Ectoedemia rufifrontella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to southern France, Italy and Greece.
Ectoedemia minimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic.
Trifurcula squamatella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1849. It is found in most of Europe.
Ectoedemia hypericifolia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1988. It was described from Kyushu, Japan, but is also known from Russia and China.
Trifurcula calycotomella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 1997. It was described from Liguria, Italy, but is also found in Spain, France, Croatia and Greece.
Trifurcula magna is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 1997. It was described from Devinska Kobyla, Slovakia, but is also known from France and Hungary.
Trifurcula sinica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Yang in 1989. It is known from the Shaanxi in China.
Acalyptris acumenta is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris combretella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris fagarivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris vacuolata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
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