Stigmella torminalis

Stigmella torminalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. torminalis
Binomial name
Stigmella torminalis
(Wood, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula torminalis Wood, 1890

Stigmella torminalis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from one locality in Great Britain and two records in Germany.

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ [1] The Moths of Suffolk


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