Stigmella ruficapitella

Stigmella ruficapitella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. ruficapitella
Binomial name
	Stigmella ruficapitella; (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
	Nepticula ruficapitella (Haworth, 1828); Tinea ruficapitella Haworth, 1828;

Stigmella ruficapitella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in northern and central Europe. It is mostly absent in the Mediterranean region, with the exception of Mount Olympus in Greece and Trieste. It has recently been recorded from Russia and Bosnia.

The wingspan is 4.5–6 mm. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black in the male, orange yellow in the female and the collar is black in both sexes. The antennal eyecaps are yellow- white. The front wings are dark bronze brown with a weak metallic luster. Hindwings are grey. ^[1]^[2]

Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ 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.

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[1] rum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] 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.

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