Stigmella nylandriella explained

Stigmella nylandriella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula), east to Russia, where it has been recorded from Bryansk, Murmansk, Karelia, Leningrad and Voronezh.

The wingspan is 4–5 mm. The head is ferruginous yellowish to brown, the collar whitish. The antennal eyecaps are whitish. The forewings are light shining ochreous-grey, the apex somewhat darker. The hindwings are pale grey.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The name honours William Nylander.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl
• Swedish moths
• UKmoths
• Stigmella nylandriella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region
• lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
2. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Stigmella_nylandriella lepiforum.de includes images
3. 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.