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Stigmella confusella

Synonyms: Nepticula confusella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella confusella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Bulgaria and from Ireland to central Russia. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing in May. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula nana, Betula pendula and Betula pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long and slender gallery. The corridor follows veins over long distances.
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Prey / Diet

Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[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