Stigmella splendidissimella

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Stigmella splendidissimella
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S. splendidissimella
Binomial name
Stigmella splendidissimella
Synonyms
  • Nepticula splendidissimellaHerrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Nepticula dulcellaHeinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula fragarivoraCarolsfeld-Krause, 1944
  • Nepticula inaequalisHeinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula splendidissimaFrey, 1856
  • Stigmella dulcella

Stigmella splendidissimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Scandinavia to Italy and from Ireland to the Crimea. It is not found in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula.

Stigmella splendidissimella mine Stigmella splendidissimella.jpg
Stigmella splendidissimella mine

The wingspan is 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in). The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black. The collar is black. Antennal eyecaps are white. The forewings are dark coppery-purple-brown with a suffused brassy or green basal patch; a straight shining pale golden or shiny silver fascia beyond middle. Hindwings are grey. [1] External image

The larvae feed on Agrimonia , Fragaria , Filipendula , Geum urbanum , Potentilla anserina , Rubus caesius , Rubus fruticosus and Rubus idaeus . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [2]

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References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
  2. "Stigmella splendidissimella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 10, 2010.