Stigmella alnetella

Stigmella alnetella
Stigmella alnetella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. alnetella
Binomial name
Stigmella alnetella
(Stainton, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula alnetella Stainton, 1856

Stigmella alnetella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

Mined alder leaf
Larva

The wingspan is 3.9-4.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus cordata and Alnus glutinosa. The mine the leaves of their host plant. There is usually only one mine in a leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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