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Stagmatophora heydeniella

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Species of moth

Stagmatophora heydeniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Stagmatophora
Species: S. heydeniella
Binomial name
Stagmatophora heydeniella
(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora heydeniella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1838
  • Opostega torquillaepennella Bruand, 1850

Stagmatophora heydeniella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Ukraine and Russia.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Stachys alopecuros, Stachys officinalis and Stachys sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from August to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Keys to the insects of the European part of the USSR, Part 2
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
Taxon identifiers
Stagmatophora heydeniella


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