Stigmella prunetorum

Stigmella prunetorum is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe (except the Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands).[1][2]

Stigmella prunetorum mine

Stigmella prunetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. prunetorum
Binomial name
Stigmella prunetorum
(Stainton, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula prunetorum Stainton, 1855
  • Nepticula dimidiatella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Nepticula ligustrella Rossler, 1866
  • Nepticula perpusillella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Nepticula prunetella Doubleday, 1859 (unjustified emendation)

The wingspan is 4.3-4.7 mm. Adults are on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium, Prunus brigantina, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus cocomilia, Prunus domestica, Prunus insititia, Prunus spinosa and Prunus triloba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, running in several half or whole circles around the oviposition (egg laying) site. The last segment breaks loose, and mostly runs along the leaf margin.

References
  1. Kollár, Jan; Hrubík Pavel (2009). "Insekti mineri na drvenastim biljkama u urbanim sredinama zapadne Slovačke" (PDF). Acta entomologica Serbica. 14 (1): 83–91. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. van NIEUKERKEN, Erik J. (1986). "A provisional phylogenetic check-list of the western palaearctic Nepticulidae, with data on hostplants (Lepidoptera)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 17 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1163/187631286X00099. ISSN 1399-560X.


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