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Stigmella aceris

Synonyms: Nepticula aceris (homotypic); Nepticula penicillata (heterotypic); Nepticula szocsi (heterotypic); Nepticula szoecsi

Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella aceris is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 3.7-4.7 mm. The moth flies from May to June and again in August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Acer campestre, Acer ginnala, Acer platanoides and Acer tataricum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow corridor. Normally, the entire width of the corridor is filled with frass.
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Prey / Diet

Acer campestre (hedge maple)[1]
Acer platanoides (Norway maple)[1]
Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore)[1]
Acer tataricum (tatarian maple)[1]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0