Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella ulmivora | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Similar Stigmella lemniscella, Stigmella alnetella, Stigmella microtheriella, Stigmella incognitella, Stigmella tiliae | ||
Stigmella ulmivora is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
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Description
The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). Adults are usually on wing in May in one generation, but there might be a second generation depending on the location.
Ecology
The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor and Ulmus pumila. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor. In the first segment, the frass is concentrated in a narrow central line. The frass pattern in the later segment is very variable, ranging from a narrow central line to broadly dispersed or even coiled.
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