Stigmella vimineticola explained

Stigmella vimineticola is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Norway to Spain and Italy, and from France to Slovakia.[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix eleagnos and Salix incana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine they produce resembles the mine of Stigmella obliquella.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stigmella vimineticola (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). www2.nrm.se. 19 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Nepticuloidea. nepticuloidea4.myspecies.info. 19 December 2016.