Stigmella anomalella

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Stigmella anomalella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. anomalella
Binomial name
Stigmella anomalella
= (Goeze, 1783)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena anomalella Goeze, 1783
  • Nepticula aeneella Heinemann, 1862
  • Stigmella caulescentella Klimesch, 1946
  • Nepticula fletcheri Tutt, 1899
  • Nepticula helbigi Hartig, 1941
  • Nepticula laticuniculella Sauber, 1904
  • Tinea penicilla Thunberg, 1794
  • Nepticula rosarum Sorhagen, 1922
  • Stigmella rosella Schrank, 1802
  • Stigmella rubicurrens Walsingham, 1908
  • Nepticula zermattensis Weber, 1937

The rose leaf miner (Stigmella anomalella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

The moths have shining greenish-bronzy forewings, lighter posteriorly and with the apical fourth purple. The wingspan is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Head ferruginous-orange to black, collar yellow-whitish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Hindwings grey.[1] Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year.[2]

Ecology

Stigmella anomalella mine

The larvae feed on

mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a clear corridor, often with a hairpin turn. The section before the turn often follows the leaf margin. The first section of the mine is entirely filled with frass. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

References

  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  2. ^ "Stigmella anomalella". UK Moths. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2010.

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