Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella mespilicola | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
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Similar Stigmella pyri, Stigmella poterii, Stigmella prunetorum, Stigmella alnetella, Stigmella incognitella | ||
Stigmella mespilicola is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Macedonia and from Great Britain to Ukraine.
The larvae feed on Amelachier parviflora, Cotoneaster racemiflorus, Cotoneaster salicifolia, 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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