Stigmella mespilicola
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Genus: | Stigmella
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Species: | S. mespilicola
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Stigmella mespilicola (Frey, 1856)
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Stigmella mespilicola is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Macedonia and from Great Britain to Ukraine.
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Stigmella mespilicola mine
The larvae feed on , , , Sorbus aria and Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a short, full depth, gradually widening corridor. The last section has the form of an elongated blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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Categories:
- Nepticulidae
- Moths of Europe
- Stigmella stubs