Stigmella myrtillella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria, and from Ireland to Ukraine.
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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. myrtillella
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| Stigmella myrtillella (Stainton, 1857)
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The wingspan is 5,4-6,3 mm. The head is ferruginous-yellowish, collar paler. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings dark fuscous, faintly purple-tinged ; a rather oblique somewhat shining whitish fascia beyond middle; outer half of cilia ochreous-white. Hindwings light grey.[1]
Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium uliginosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References edit
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
External links edit
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- Swedish moths
- Stigmella myrtillella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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