Stagmatophora heydeniella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Ukraine and Russia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Stagmatophora |
| Species: | S. heydeniella
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The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[3]
The larvae feed on Stachys alopecuros, Stachys officinalis and Stachys sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from August to September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Keys to the insects of the European part of the USSR, Part 2
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-08-16.