Stigmella speciosa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nepticulidae
Genus
Stigmella
Species
Scientific Name
Stigmella speciosa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Stigmella speciosa

Stigmella speciosa is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Denmark to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece, and from Great Britain to Ukraine.

The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum, Acer obtusatum, Acer opalus, Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer sempervirens, mining the leaves of their host plant.

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