Stigmella floslactella

Stigmella floslactella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. floslactella
Binomial name
Stigmella floslactella (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
Tinea floslactella Haworth, 1828 Nepticula saxatilella Gronlien, 1932

Stigmella floslactella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again in August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana, Corylus maxima and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender, gradually widening corridor. The last section is considerably wider than the larva. The trajectory of the mine is not angular and is independent of the leaf venation. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl
• UKmoths

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