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Stigmella betulicola

Synonyms: Nepticula betulicola (homotypic); Nepticula betulicola var. nanivora; Nepticula betulicolella (heterotypic); Nepticula nanivora (heterotypic); Stigmella nanivora

Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella betulicola is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. The wingspan is 3.4-4.6 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again in August. There are two generations per year.
View Wikipedia Record: Stigmella betulicola

Infraspecies

Stigmella betulicola f. betulicola
Stigmella betulicola f. nanivora

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Eryri/ Snowdonia 48773 Wales, United Kingdom  
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
The New Forest 72309 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Betula humilis (Shrubby Birch)[1]
Betula intermedia (dwarf birch)[1]
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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