Stigmella tiliae

Stigmella tiliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. tiliae
Binomial name
Stigmella tiliae (Frey, 1856)
Synonyms
Nepticula tiliae Frey, 1856

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

Stigmella tiliae mine

Mined lime leaf

Larva

The wingspan is 4,2–5 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Tilia alba, Tilia americana, Tilia cordata, Tilia x euchlora, Tilia platyphyllos, Tilia tomentosa, Tilia x vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host. The mine consists of a gradually widening corridor.

External links

• bladmineerders.nl
• Swedish Moths

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