Stigmella lemniscella

Stigmella lemniscella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. lemniscella
Binomial name
	Stigmella lemniscella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Lyonetia lemniscella Zeller, 1839; Nepticula marginicolella Stainton, 1853; Nepticula suberosella Toll, 1934;

Stigmella lemniscella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in). Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor and Ulmus pumila. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor, hardly widened in the end. The corridor often follows the leaf margin for some time. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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