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Stigmella mespilicola

Synonyms: Nepticula ariella (heterotypic); Nepticula mespilicola (homotypic); Stigmella ariella

Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella mespilicola is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Macedonia and from Great Britain to the Ukraine. The larvae feed on Amelachier parviflora, Cotoneaster racemiflorus, Cotoneaster salicifolia, Sorbus aria and Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a short, full depth, gradually widening corridor. The last section has the form of an elongated blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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Prey / Diet

Chamaemespilus alpina (Winterbeam)[1]
Scandosorbus intermedia[1]
Torminalis glaberrima (Wild Service Tree)[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