Stigmella lapponica
species of insect
Stigmella lapponica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Asia, Europe and North America. It was first described by the German entomologist, Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1862. The larvae mine (feed inside) the leaves of birch (Betula species).
Description
The wingspan is 5–7 mm. The head is ferruginous-orange to blackish. The antennal eyecaps are whitish. The forewings are light fuscous with a somewhat oblique shining whitish-ochreous fascia at 2/3. The apical area beyond this darker purple-fuscous; cilia round apex ochreous whitish except at base. The hindwings are light grey.
Life history
Adults are on wing in May.
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