Stigmella stettinensis
 | This article relies on a single source. (August 2024) |
| Stigmella stettinensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. stettinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella stettinensis (Heinemann, 1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Stigmella stettinensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
It was considered a synonym of Stigmella minusculella, but was raised to species status by A & Z Lastuvka in 2004.
There are three generations per year in central Europe.
The larvae feed on Pyrus communis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- 1 2 Laštůvka, Aleš; Laštůvka, Zdeněk (7 June 2015). "Stigmella stettinensis (Heinemann), an overlooked species of the Stigmella oxyacanthella-group (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) in Europe". Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. 52 (4): 17–24. doi:10.11118/actaun200452040017.
External links
 | This article on a moth of the Stigmella genus is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |