Stigmella carpinella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in from Sweden to Belgium, the Alps, Croatia and Bulgaria, and from Great Britain to Ukraine.
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| An image of stigmella carpinella male moth | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. carpinella
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella carpinella (Heinemann, 1862)
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The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing at the end of April.
The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus, Carpinus orientalis and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
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