Stigmella malella

Stigmella malella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. malella
Binomial name
Stigmella malella
(Stainton, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula malella Stainton, 1854
  • Nepticula angustella Heinemann & Wocke, 1877
  • Nepticula nigrobrunella Groschke, 1939

The banded apple pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found almost all of Europe, except Iceland and Norway.[1]

The wingspan is 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in). Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, Malus ringo, Malus sylvestris and sometimes Prunus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, sometimes widening only a little but sometimes strongly. At times ending in a secondary blotch. The frass is concentrated in a narrow central line.[2]

References

  1. "Stigmella malella (Stainton, 1854)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. "Stigmella malella (Stainton, 1854)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
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