Stigmella glutinosae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. glutinosae
Binomial name
Stigmella glutinosae
= (Stainton, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula glutinosae Stainton, 1858
  • Nepticula distinguenda Heinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula rubescens Heinemann, 1871

Stigmella glutinosae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe (except Iceland, Spain and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula).[1]

Damage

The wingspan is 4.4–5.2 millimetres (0.17–0.20 in).The head is ochreous-yellowish or orange, collar yellow -whitish. Antennal eyecaps yellowwhitish. Forewings bronze-fuscous, sometimes purplish-tinged a narrow whitish fascia beyond middle ; apical area beyond this dark purplish-fuscous. Hindwings light grey.[2] Adults are on wing in May. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa, Alnus cordata, Alnus incana, Alnus subcordata and Alnus viridis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a full depth, slender corridor. There might be several mines in a single leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stigmella glutinosae (Stainton, 1858)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
  3. ↑ "Stigmella glutinosae (Stainton, 1858)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2010.


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