Stigmella trimaculella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of Palearctic realm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. trimaculella
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| Stigmella trimaculella = (Haworth, 1828)
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The wingspan is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are ochreous-yellowish. The collar is white. Antennal eyecaps are whitish. The forewings are dark fuscous; a broad median longitudinal patch extending from base to near middle, and large opposite sometimes confluent triangular costal and dorsal spots beyond middle whitish-yellowish. Hindwings are grey. Abdomen of male yellowish, crimson-tinged.[1] External image
Adults are on wing in May and again in August.[2]
The larvae feed on Populus alba, Populus angustifolia, Populus x canadensis, Populus candicans, Populus canescens, Populus deltoides, Populus nigra, Populus simonii, Populus suaveolens, Populus tremula and Populus trichocarpa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
edit- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
- ^ "Stigmella trimaculella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Stigmella trimaculella (Haworth, 1828)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
External links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- Swedish Moths
- Stigmella trimaculella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- lepiforum.de
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