Stigmella tormentillella
Appearance
Stigmella tormentillella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. tormentillella
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella tormentillella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1860)
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Stigmella tormentillella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Germany to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from France to Romania.
The larvae feed on Potentilla alba, Potentilla aurea, Potentilla crantzii, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans and Potentilla tabernaemontani. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit]- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine