- Stigmella tityrella
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Stigmella tityrella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. tityrella Binomial name Stigmella tityrella
(Stainton, 1854)Synonyms - Nepticula tityrella Stainton, 1854
- Nepticula castanella Stainton, 1859
- Nepticula turicella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
- Nepticula turicensis Frey, 1856
Stigmella tityrella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in all of Europe, except the European part of Russia.
The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Fagus sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, that does not widen much and zigzags between two lateral veins in the direction of the leaf margin.
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