- Stigmella thuringiaca
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Stigmella thuringiaca Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. thuringiaca Binomial name Stigmella thuringiaca
(Petry, 1904)Synonyms - Nepticula thuringiaca Petry, 1904
- Nepticula nickerli Rebel in Nickerl, 1908
Stigmella thuringiaca is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Germany, Poland and central Russia to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy. It is not found on the Balkan Peninsula.
The larvae feed on Agrimonia eupatoria, Filipendula, Fragaria moschata, Fragaria vesca, Fragaria viridis, Potentilla tabernaemontani and Sanguisorba minor. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a gradually widening, relatively broad corridor, generally following a thick vein or the margin. The frass is irregularly scattered, occupying at least one third of the width of the corridor.
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