Stigmella ulmivora

Stigmella ulmivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.[1]

Stigmella ulmivora
Stigmella ulmivora mine, Bryn Pedrw, North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. ulmivora
Binomial name
Stigmella ulmivora
(Fologne, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula ulmivora Fologne, 1860
  • Nepticula ulmicola Hering, 1932
  • Nepticula ulmifoliae Hering, 1931

Description

The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black. The collar is black. Antennal eyecaps are white. The forewings are shining dark coppery-golden, costa deep purple; a shining silvery fascia beyond middle; apical area beyond this deep purple-fuscous. Hindwings are rather dark.[2] External image

Adults are usually on wing in May in one generation, but there might be a second generation depending on the location.

Ecology

The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor and Ulmus pumila. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor. In the first segment, the frass is concentrated in a narrow central line. The frass pattern in the later segment is very variable, ranging from a narrow central line to broadly dispersed or even coiled.[3]

References
  1. "Stigmella ulmivora (Fologne, 1860)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
  3. "Stigmella ulmivora (Fologne, 1860)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 25, 2010.


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