Stigmella malella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. malella
Binomial name
Stigmella malella
= (Stainton, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula malella Stainton, 1854
  • Nepticula angustella Heinemann & Wocke, 1877
  • Nepticula nigrobrunella Groschke, 1939

The banded apple pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Iceland and Norway.[1]

The wingspan is 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in).The head is ferruginous -ochreous, the collar whitish. The antennal eyecaps whitish, and the forewings dark fuscous ; a shining white fascia beyond the middle. Hindwings grey.[2] Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, Malus ringo, Malus sylvestris and sometimes Prunus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, sometimes widening only a little but sometimes very wide. At times ending in a secondary blotch. The frass is concentrated in a narrow central line.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stigmella malella (Stainton, 1854)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
  3. ↑ "Stigmella malella (Stainton, 1854)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2010.


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