Stigmella zelleriella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Europe and Russia. It was first described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1875. The name zelleriella, honours the German microlepidopterist Philipp Christoph Zeller.
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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. zelleriella
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| Stigmella zelleriella = (Snellen, 1875)
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Description
editThe wingspan is 4.5–6.2 millimetres (0.18–0.24 in). Adults are on wing from April to September.
The larvae feed on Salix lapponum, Salix repens and Salix repens arenaria, mining the leaves of their host plant.[1]
Distribution
editThe moth is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Alps and from Ireland to central Russia. Some authors consider the form lappovimella to be a distinct species. It occurs in northern Fennoscandia.
References
edit- ^ "Stigmella zelleriella (Snellen, 1875)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links
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