Stigmella splendidissimella

Stigmella splendidissimella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. splendidissimella
Binomial name
Stigmella splendidissimella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula splendidissimella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Nepticula dulcella Heinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula fragarivora Carolsfeld-Krause, 1944
  • Nepticula inaequalis Heinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula splendidissima Frey, 1856
  • Stigmella dulcella

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

  1. ↑ "Stigmella splendidissimella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 10, 2010.


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