Stigmella speciosa
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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 the Ukraine.
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Stigmella speciosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. speciosa |
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Stigmella speciosa = (Frey, 1857) | |
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The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). Adults are on wing from May to August.[1]
The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum, Acer obtusatum, Acer opalus, Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer sempervirens, mining the leaves of their host plant.[2]