Stigmella perpygmaeella
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Stigmella perpygmaeella is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is found in most of Europe
, east to Russia
.
The wingspan
is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from June to August.
The larvae feed on Crataegus laevigata and Crataegus monogyna. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor that quickly widens into a secondary blotch. The mine is constrained between two veins or, less frequently, a lateral vein and the leaf margin.
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 in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, east to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from June to August.
The larvae feed on Crataegus laevigata and Crataegus monogyna. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor that quickly widens into a secondary blotch. The mine is constrained between two veins or, less frequently, a lateral vein and the leaf margin.