Stigmella spinosissimae
| Stigmella spinosissimae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. spinosissimae |
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| Stigmella spinosissimae = (Waters, 1928) | |
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Stigmella spinosissimae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is also present in the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.[1] It is essentially unicolorous and identification requires microscopic examination of the genitalia. [2][3] [4]
The larvae feed on Rosa pimpinellifolia and possibly other Rosa species.
References
- ^ "Stigmella spinosissimae". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ Emmet, A. M., 1976. Nepticulidae. — In: J. Heath (ed.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1: 171—267, pls. 1—7, 11, 12.
- ^ Zagulajev, A.K., 1987 Nepticulidae (Stigmellidae); in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 1 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987