Stigmella sorbi
| Stigmella sorbi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. sorbi
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella sorbi (Stainton, 1861)
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Stigmella sorbi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae, described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1861. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are ochreous-yellowish to fuscous. The collar is pale grey. Antennal eyecaps are whitish. The front wings are bronze-fuscous with a broad somewhat shining whitish fascia beyond middle; apical area beyond this is rather dark purplish-fuscous. Hindwings are light grey.[2] Adults are on wing in May.[3]
Laid on the underside of a leaflet, often close to the midrib.[4]
- Larva
The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Himalyan cotoneaster (Cotoneaster simonsii), apple (Malus domestica), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and Swedish whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia), mining the leaves of their host plant.[4][5]
- Pupa
In a brown cocoon spun on detritus.[4][6]
Distribution[edit]
Found in Asia and most of Europe (except Iceland, Portugal, Belgium, and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula)
Etymology[edit]
Stigmella sorbi was described by the English entomologist, Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1861 from a type specimen found in Scarborough, Yorkshire. The genus Stigmella – ″stigma″, refers to the conspicuous (or occasionally metallic) small dot or a brand fascia on the forewing of many of the Stigmella species, or possibly the small size of the moths. The species name sorbi – refers to rowan Sorbus aucuparia', one of the larval foodplants.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Stigmella sorbi (Stainton, 1861)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "4.041 BF66 Stigmella sorbi (Stainton, 1861)". UKmoths. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Emmet, A M (1983). Heath, John (ed.). Nepticulidae. In The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 226. ISBN 0-946589-15-1.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Stigmella sorbi (Stainton, 1861) barred rowan pigmy". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Emmet, A M (1988). A Field Guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera (Second ed.). London: British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 24. ISBN 0-9502891-6-7.
- ^ Emmet, A Maitland (1991). The Scientific Names of the British Lepidoptera. Their history and meaning. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 45 & 47. ISBN 0-946589-35-6.