Biology:Stigmella betulicola

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Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella betulicola
Stigmella betulicola.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. betulicola
Binomial name
Stigmella betulicola
(Stainton, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula betulicola Stainton, 1856
  • Nepticula nanivora Petersen, 1930

Stigmella betulicola is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

Stigmella betulicola1.jpg

The wingspan is 3.4-4.6 mm. The head in male is ochreous yellowish, in female more orange, collar light yellowish. Antennal eyecaps yellow -whitish. Forewings shining deep purplish bronze; a shining golden -silvery fascia about 3/4 apical area beyond this deep fuscous-purple. Hindwings grey.[1] Adults are on wing in May and again in August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula pubescens, Betula pendula, Betula humilis and Betula nana. They mine the leaves of their host. The mine is short, with frass irregular, linear. There are often several mines in a leaf. The mines are found frequently on seedlings and small plants

References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1763874 entry