- Stigmella hybnerella
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Stigmella hybnerella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. hybnerella Binomial name Stigmella hybnerella
(Hubner, 1796)Synonyms - Tinea hybnerella Hubner, 1796
- Caloptilia ampelipennella Hubner, 1825
- Oecophora gratiosella Duponchel, 1843
- Nepticula ignobilella Stainton, 1849
- Nepticula latifasciella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
- Tinea posticella Hubner, 1828
Stigmella hybnerella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in all of Europe. It is also found in North Africa, the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
Stigmella hybnerella mine
The wingspan is 4–5 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 Amelanchier ovalis, Cotoneaster, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus pentagyna, Sorbus aria and Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor, with a relatively broad, continuous, frass line, that always leaves a clear margin at either side. This corridor winds freely through the leaf. This initial corridor widens into a blotch that mostly lies along the leaf margin. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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