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Stigmella spinosissimae

Synonyms: Nepticula spinosissimae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella spinosissimae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is also present in the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. The larvae feed on Rosa pimpinellifolia and possibly other Rosa species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an early gallery, which is relatively straight. The frass is concentrated in a linear line, leaving clear narrow margins and not ending in a blotch.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd 163340 Wales, United Kingdom
Gower Commons/ Tiroedd Comin Gwyr 4390 Wales, United Kingdom
Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru 3940 Wales, United Kingdom  
Luce Bay and Sands 120487 Scotland, United Kingdom
Rum 26775 Scotland, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Rosa spinosissima (Scotch rose)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acleris bergmanniana1
Acleris permutana1
Cidaria distinctata (Barred Yellow)1
Macrothylacia rubi (Fox Moth)1
Stigmella anomalella (Rose Leaf Miner)1

External References

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
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