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Stigmella ulmivora

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Species of moth

Stigmella ulmivora
fig. 3 male fig. 4 female.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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. The antennal eyecaps are white. The forewings are shining dark coppery-golden, costa deep purple with a shining silvery fascia beyond middle. The apical area beyond this is deep purple-fuscous. The hindwings are rather dark. 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.

References

  1. "Stigmella ulmivora (Fologne, 1860)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
  3. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Emmet, A. M., 1976. Nepticulidae. — In: J. Heath (ed.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1: 171—267, pls. 1—7, 11, 12.
  5. "Stigmella ulmivora (Fologne, 1860)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2010.

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Taxon identifiers
Stigmella ulmivora


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