Stigmella pretiosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. pretiosa |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella pretiosa (Heinemann, 1862) | |
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Stigmella pretiosa is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Alps, and from Scotland to the Baltic region and Slovakia.
The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Geum montanum , Geum rivale , Geum urbanum , Rubus caesius , Rubus fruticosus , Rubus idaeus and Rubus macrophyllus . They mine the leaves of their host plant.