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Stephensia abbreviatella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Stephensia
Species:	S. abbreviatella
Binomial name
Stephensia abbreviatella (Stainton, 1851)
Synonyms
List Elachista abbreviatella Stainton, 1851 Dyselachista myosotivora Müller-Rutz, 1937 Scirtopoda myosotivora Elachista maxima Hofner, 1897

Stephensia abbreviatella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Romania and Turkey.

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.

The larvae feed on wood forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica). They mine the leaves of their host plant. After overwintering, the larvae make several new mines. Pupation takes place outside of the mine, in the soil. Larvae can be found from September to May of the following year.

References

1. "Stephensia abbreviatella (Stainton, 1851)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
2. "wmap.cz". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
3. Ellis, W N. "Stephensia abbreviatella (Stainton, 1851)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

External links

• lepiforum.de

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• Elachistidae
• Leaf miners
• Moths described in 1851
• Moths of Europe
• Moths of Asia
• Taxa named by Henry Tibbats Stainton
• Elachistidae stubs