Stigmella viscerella

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Stigmella viscerella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. viscerella
Binomial name
Stigmella viscerella
(Stainton, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula viscerellaStainton, 1853
  • Nepticula subvirescensMeyrick, 1934
  • Nepticula tauromeniellaGroschke, 1944

Stigmella viscerella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in central and southern Europe, including Great Britain, but not on the Iberian Peninsula.

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The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation.

The larvae feed on Ulmus minor . They mine the leaves of their host plant.