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Stigmella torminalis

Stigmella torminalis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from one locality in Great Britain and two records in Germany.

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Stigmella torminalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. torminalis
Binomial name
Stigmella torminalis
(Wood, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula torminalis Wood, 1890

Stigmella torminalis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from one locality in Great Britain and two records in Germany.

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.1

The larvae feed on Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

References

  1. [1] The Moths of Suffolk
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