Stigmella trimaculella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. trimaculella
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| Stigmella trimaculella = (Haworth, 1828)
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Stigmella trimaculella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are ochreous-yellowish. The collar is white. Antennal eyecaps are whitish. The forewings are dark fuscous; a broad median longitudinal patch extending from base to near middle, and large opposite sometimes confluent triangular costal and dorsal spots beyond middle whitish-yellowish. Hindwings are grey. Abdomen of male yellowish, crimson-tinged.[1] External image
Adults are on wing in May and again in August.[2]
The larvae feed on Populus alba, Populus angustifolia, Populus x canadensis, Populus candicans, Populus canescens, Populus deltoides, Populus nigra, Populus simonii, Populus suaveolens, Populus tremula and Populus trichocarpa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
- ^ "Stigmella trimaculella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Stigmella trimaculella (Haworth, 1828)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Fauna Europaea
- Swedish Moths
- Stigmella trimaculella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- lepiforum.de
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