Stigmella regiella

Stigmella regiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, Finland, the Baltic region and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

Stigmella regiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. regiella
Binomial name
Stigmella regiella
Synonyms
  • Nepticula regiella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Nepticula corvimontana Hering, 1935

The wingspan is 4.5–5 mm.

Mine of Stigmella regiella.

The larvae feed on Midland hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata), common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and medlar (Mespilus germanica). They mine the leaves of their host plant, which begins as a corridor that usually follows the leaf margin. After a moult, an elongated blotch is found, generally the direction of this blotch is opposite to that of the corridor.[2]

References

  1. "Stigmella regiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. Ellis, W N. "Stigmella regiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) purple-shot pigmy". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 3 February 2023.



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