Biology:Stigmella mespilicola

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Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella mespilicola
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. mespilicola
Binomial name
Stigmella mespilicola
(Frey, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula mespilicola Frey, 1856
  • Nepticula ariella Herrich-Schaffer, 1860

Stigmella mespilicola is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Macedonia and from Great Britain to Ukraine .

Stigmella mespilicola mine

The larvae feed on Amelachier parviflora, Cotoneaster racemiflorus, Cotoneaster salicifolia, Sorbus aria and Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a short, full depth, gradually widening corridor. The last section has the form of an elongated blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7616733 entry