Stigmella splendidissimella
| Stigmella splendidissimella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. splendidissimella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella splendidissimella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) | |
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Stigmella splendidissimella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. 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
The wingspan is 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in).
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.[1]
References
- ↑ "Stigmella splendidissimella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- Swedish moths
- Stigmella splendidissimella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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