- Stigmella malella
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Stigmella malella Scientific classification 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 Nepticulidae family. It is found almost all of Europe, except Iceland and Norway.
The wingspan is 4–6 mm. 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 corriodor, sometimes widening only a little but sometimes strongly. At times ending in a secondary blotch. The frass is concentrated in a narrow central line.
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