Stigmella nylandriella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula), east to Russia, where it has been recorded from Bryansk, Murmansk, Karelia, Leningrad and Voronezh.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. nylandriella
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| Stigmella nylandriella (Tengström, 1848)
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The wingspan is 4–5 mm. The head is ferruginous yellowish to brown, collar whitish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings light shining ochreous-grey, apex somewhat darker. Hindwings pale grey.[1] Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
editThe name honours William Nylander.
References
edit- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
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External links
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- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Swedish moths
- UKmoths
- Stigmella nylandriella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region
- lepiforum.de
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