Stigmella myrtillella
| Stigmella myrtillella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. myrtillella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella myrtillella (Stainton, 1857) | |
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Stigmella myrtillella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria, and from Ireland to Ukraine.
Mined leaves of Vaccinium myrtillus
Damage
Larva
The wingspan is 5,4-6,3 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium uliginosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a contorted gallery and often a secondary blotch. The frass is concentrated in a thick central line. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- Swedish moths
- Stigmella myrtillella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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