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Stigmella plagicolella

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Stigmella plagicolella
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S. plagicolella
Binomial name
Stigmella plagicolella
(Stainton, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula plagicolella Stainton, 1854

Stigmella plagicolella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in all of Europe (except Iceland and Norway) and the Near East.

Stigmella plagicolella mine

The wingspan is 4–5 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again in August.

The larvae feed on Malus domestica, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii, Prunus domestica, Prunus domestica insititia, Prunus mahaleb, Prunus mume, Prunus spinosa, Prunus subcordata and Prunus triloba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The first part of the mine consists of a slender corridor with a wide uninterrupted frass line. After a moult this corridor abruptly widens into a blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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