Biology:Stigmella freyella

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Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella freyella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. freyella
Binomial name
Stigmella freyella
= (Heyden, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula freyella Heyden, 1858

Stigmella freyella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Netherlands to the Baltic region and Russia , southwards to the Mediterranean region. It is also found in North Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). In Central Europe there are two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Calystegia sepium, Calystegia soldanella, Convolvulus althaeoides, Convolvulus arvensis and Convolvulus elegans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a full depth, very narrow and often strongly wound corridor. The frass is concentrated in a narrow central line.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7616635 entry