Stigmella spinosissimae

Stigmella spinosissimae
Stigmella spinosissimae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. spinosissimae
Binomial name
Stigmella spinosissimae
(Waters, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula spinosissimae Waters, 1928

Stigmella spinosissimae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is also present in the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

The larvae feed on Rosa pimpinellifolia and possibly other Rosa species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an early gallery, which is relatively straight. The frass is concentrated in a linear line, leaving clear narrow margins and not ending in a blotch.

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