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Stigmella microtheriella

Synonyms: Microsetia microtheriella; Nepticula microtheriella (homotypic); Stigmella cathepostis

Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella microtheriella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in all of Europe. It is also present in the eastern Palearctic ecozone and the Australian region, where it is found in New Zealand (it was introduced here from Britain around 1850). The wingspan is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in). Adults are on wing in May and again in August.
View Wikipedia Record: Stigmella microtheriella

Prey / Diet

Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam)[1]
Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam)[1]
Corylus avellana (common filbert)[1]
Corylus colurna (Chinese hazelnut)[1]
Ostrya carpinifolia (Hop Hornbeam)[1]

External References

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Citations

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