Stigmella microtheriella

Stigmella microtheriella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe. It is also present in the eastern Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm, where it is found in New Zealand (it was introduced here from Britain around 1850).

Stigmella microtheriella mine

Stigmella microtheriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. microtheriella
Binomial name
Stigmella microtheriella
(Stainton, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula microtheriella Stainton, 1854

The wingspan is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in).The head is ochreous-yellowish, collar ochreous-whitish. Antennal eyecaps ochreous-whitish. Forewings purplish-fuscous ; a rather oblique shining whitish fascia beyond middle ; apical area beyond this darker and more purple. Hindwings grey.[1] Adults are on wing in May and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on hazel (Corylus avellana) and sometimes hornbeam (Carpinus betulus). Other recorded host are Carpinus orientalis, Corylus colurna, Corylus maxima, Ostrya carpinifolia and Ostrya virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant which are narrow and often angular. Sometimes there can be several larvae mining the same leaf.[3]

References
  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
  2. "Stigmella microtheriella". UK moths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Stigmella microtheriella (Stainton, 1854)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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