Stigmella aurella

Stigmella aurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. aurella
Binomial name
Stigmella aurella
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea aurella Fabricius, 1775
  • Nepticula albicomella Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
  • Nepticula fragariella Heinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula gei Wocke, 1871
  • Nepticula nitens Fologne, 1862
  • Stigmella fragariella

Stigmella aurella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in southern Europe (south of the line Ireland to Ukraine). It is also found in the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

Stigmella aurella mine

Description

It was first recorded in 1874 in Norfolk Islands since the initial description which became public in 1775. The species have golden coloured body which have purple forewings.[1] The wingspan is 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). Adults are on wing in May and later in the summer.[2]

The larvae feed on Agrimonia eupatoria, Agrimonia procera, Aremonia agrimonoides, Fragaria moschata, Fragaria vesca, Fragaria viridis, Geum rivale, Geum urbanum, Rubus caesius, Rubus dumetorum, Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus, Rubus plicatus, Rubus sanguineus, Rubus saxatilis and Rubus ulmifolius. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of corridor which is not widened at the end.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stigmella aurella". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Stigmella aurella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 24, 2010.


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