- Stigmella lapponica
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Stigmella lapponica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. lapponica Binomial name Stigmella lapponica
(Wocke, 1862)Synonyms - Nepticula lapponica Wocke, 1862
- Nepticula lusatica Schutze, 1904
- Nepticula vossensis Gronlien, 1928
Stigmella lapponica is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
Stigmella lapponica mine
The wingspan is 5–7 mm. Adults are on wing in May. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Betula humilis, Betula nana, Betula pendula and Betula pubescens (including Betula pubescens carpatica). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor that hardly widens. The first part is filled with frass. The mine mostly follows a vein over a long distance, but the larva is capable of crossing thick veins, even the midrib.
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