Stigmella trimaculella

Stigmella trimaculella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. trimaculella
Binomial name
	Stigmella trimaculella; = (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
	Tinea trimaculella Haworth, 1828; Nepticula albicornella Kollar in Nowicki, 1860; Nepticula gilvella Rossler, 1866; Nepticula populella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855; Nepticula populicola Sorhagen, 1922; Nepticula rufella Zeller, 1849; Stigmella subtrimaculella Dufrane, 1949;

Stigmella trimaculella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of Palearctic realm.

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 ^[2]^[3]

Adults are on wing in May and again in August.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
^ 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.
^ "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.

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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London

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

[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.

[4] "Stigmella trimaculella". UK Moths. Retrieved March 25, 2010.

[5] "Stigmella trimaculella (Haworth, 1828)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2010.

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