Stigmella aeneofasciella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.
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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. aeneofasciella
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| Stigmella aeneofasciella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
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The wingspan is 4.4-5.5 mm. The head is black; the antennal eyecaps white. The forewings are shining brass with a deep purple basal fascia and a shining silvery fascia beyond middle, preceded by a purple fascia; apical area beyond this deep purple. The hindwings are grey. [1] [2][3][4]
Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Agrimonia eupatoria, Fragaria vesca, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta and Potentilla reptans. 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
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Emmet, A. M., 1976. Nepticulidae. — In: J. Heath (ed.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1: 171—267, pls. 1—7, 11, 12.
- ^ Zagulajev, A.K., 1987 Nepticulidae (Stigmellidae); in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 1 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
External links
edit- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Swedish Moths
- Stigmella aeneofasciella at UKMoths
- Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
- Fauna Europaea
- Stigmella aeneofasciella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
