Stigmella sanguisorbae

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Stigmella sanguisorbae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. sanguisorbae
Binomial name
Stigmella sanguisorbae
(Wocke, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula sanguisorbae Wocke, 1865

Stigmella sanguisorbae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to Switzerland, Austria and Hungary.

The larvae feed on Sanguisorba officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a gradually widening corridor. At first, it runs along the leaf margin. Then the corridor doubles in width and makes a secondary blotch. Frass can be found over the entire length in a diffuse central line. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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