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Stigmella malella (Banded Apple Pigmy)

Synonyms: Nepticula angustella (heterotypic); Nepticula malella (homotypic); Nepticula malella var. prunicola; Nepticula nigrobrunnella (heterotypic); Stigmella nigrobrunnella

Wikipedia Abstract

The banded apple pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found almost all of Europe, except Iceland and Norway. The wingspan is 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in). Adults are on wing from April to August.
View Wikipedia Record: Stigmella malella

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Blean Complex 1286 England, United Kingdom
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd 163340 Wales, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Solent Maritime 27985 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple)[1]
Pyraria irregularis (Common apple)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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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