Stigmella catharticella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria, and from Ireland to Russia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. catharticella
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella catharticella (Stainton, 1853)
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The wingspan is 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). The head is ferruginous-orange, collar whitish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Posterior tarsi whitish, spotted with dark fuscous. Forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purple -tinged ; a roundish white tornal spot; outer half of cilia white. Hindwings grey.[1] Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to September.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus catharticus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References edit
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
External links edit
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Swedish moths
- Norfolk moths
- Stigmella catharticella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life