Stigmella freyella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. freyella
Binomial name
Stigmella freyella
= (Heyden, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula freyella Heyden, 1858

Stigmella freyella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Netherlands to the Baltic region and Russia, southwards to the Mediterranean region. It is also found in North Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). In Central Europe there are two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Calystegia sepium, Calystegia soldanella, Convolvulus althaeoides, Convolvulus arvensis and Convolvulus elegans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a full depth, very narrow and often strongly wound corridor. The frass is concentrated in a narrow central line.[3]

References

  1. "Stigmella freyella (Heyden, 1858)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. "Stigmella freyella (Von Heyden, 1858)". Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. "Stigmella freyella (Heyden, 1858)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2010.


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