Stigmella malella explained

The banded apple pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Iceland and Norway.^[1]

The wingspan is 4–.The head is ferruginous-ochreous, the collar whitish. The antennal eyecaps are whitish, and the forewings dark fuscous with a shining white fascia beyond the middle. The hindwings are grey.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, Malus ringo, Malus sylvestris and sometimes Prunus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[5]

External links

• Swedish moths
• Species info
• Stigmella malella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stigmella malella (Stainton, 1854). https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145026/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=431811. dead. September 24, 2015. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. November 19, 2013.
2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
3. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Stigmella_malella lepiforum.de includes images
4. 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.
5. Web site: Stigmella malella (Stainton, 1854). Bladmineerders.nl. March 26, 2010. March 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327102501/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/stigmella/malella/malella.htm. dead.