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Stigmella poterii

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Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella poterii is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to Ukraine. The wingspan is 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in). The larva is amber yellow in colour and has a brown-coloured head. It feeds on Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla palustris, Potentilla tabernaemontani, Rubus arcticus, Rubus chamaemorus, Rubus saxatilis, Sanguisorba minor and Sanguisorba officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a short corridor. The first part is narrow and tends to follow a vein. The second part is considerably widened and often forms a secondary blotch.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Comarum palustre (Purple Marshlocks)[1]
Potentilla erecta (Tormentil)[1]
Poterium mauritanicum[1]
Poterium sanguisorba sanguisorba (Salad Burnet)[1]
Rubus chamaemorus (cloudberry)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
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