Stigmella crenulatae
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Stigmella crenulatae is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is found on the Canary Islands
and the Iberian Peninsula
.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus crenulata
and Rhamnus lycioides
. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor, mostly partly following the leaf margin. The corridor widens in the end into a small blotch. The frass is concentrated in a broad central line.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm...
family. It is found on the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
and the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus crenulata
Rhamnus crenulata
Rhamnus crenulata is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family. It is endemic to Spain. It is threatened by Mediterranean Matorral shrubland habitat loss.-Source:* Bañares, A. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
and Rhamnus lycioides
Rhamnus lycioides
Rhamnus lycioides, black hawthorn, european buckthorn, mediterranean buckthorn, is a species of flowering plant shrub in the Rhamnaceae family, in the Rhamnus genus. It is found in the Mediterranean region, in southern Europe and northern Africa.-Description:Rhamnus lycioides is a slow growth...
. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor, mostly partly following the leaf margin. The corridor widens in the end into a small blotch. The frass is concentrated in a broad central line.