Stigmella aurella
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Stigmella aurella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Europe from Ireland to Ukraine, the Near East, and the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.
Description
The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). The head is ferruginous to orange. Antennal eyecaps ochreous-whitish. Forewings shining copper gold ; a shining pale golden fascia beyond middle, preceded by a purplish or dark purple-fuscous fascia, apical area beyond this dark purple to fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey.[1] Adults are on wing in May and later in the summer.[2]
The larvae feed on Agrimonia eupatoria, Agrimonia procera, Aremonia agrimonoides, Fragaria moschata, Fragaria vesca, Fragaria viridis, Geum rivale, Geum urbanum, Rubus caesius, Rubus dumetorum, Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus, Rubus plicatus, Rubus sanguineus, Rubus saxatilis and Rubus ulmifolius. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of corridor which does not widened at the end.[3]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Stigmella aurella". UK Moths. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links
- Stigmella aurella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Media related to Stigmella aurella at Wikimedia Commons
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