''Stigmella'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family Nepticulidae. The genus was erected by

Franz von Paula Schrank Franz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist. He was ordained as a priest in Vienna in 1784, gaining his doctorate in theology two years later. In 1786 he was named c ...

in 1802.

Species found in Africa

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Stigmella abachausi ''Stigmella abachausi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948 and is endemic to Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its ...

'' (Janse, 1948) *'' Stigmella abutilonica'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella allophylica ''Stigmella allophylica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Umhlanga Rocks in Natal). The larvae feed on ''Allophylus natalensis''. They probably min ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella allophylivora'' Gustafsson, 1985 *''

Stigmella ampullata ''Stigmella ampullata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella androflava'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella angustivalva ''Stigmella angustivalva'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella caliginosa'' (Meyrick, 1921) *'' Stigmella celtifoliella'' Vari, 1955 *'' Stigmella charistis'' Vari, 1963 *'' Stigmella confinalis'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella crotonica'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella dombeyivora ''Stigmella dombeyivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in Zimbabwe (it was described from Umtali). The larvae feed on ''Dombeya'' species. They probably mine Mine, mines, miners or min ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella ficivora'' Gustafsson, 1985 *'' Stigmella fluida'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Stigmella galactacma'' (Meyrick, 1924) *''

Stigmella generalis ''Stigmella generalis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province). The larvae feed on ''Rhus'' species. They probably mine Mine, mines, min ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella geranica ''Stigmella geranica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from Natal). The larvae feed on '' Geranium cf pulchrum'' species. They probably mine Mine, mines, ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella grewiae ''Stigmella grewiae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from Balgowan in Natal). The larvae feed on ''Grewia occidentalis''. They probably mine Mine, mines ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella gustafssoni ''Stigmella gustafssoni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Capuse in 1975. It is found in Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Centra ...

'' (Capuse, 1975) *''

Stigmella hortorum ''Stigmella hortorum'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bound ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella ingens ''Stigmella ingens'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa (it was described from Donkerhoek in Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land nor ...

'' (Meyrick, 1913) *''

Stigmella irrorata ''Stigmella irrorata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948. It is found in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its west ...

'' (Janse, 1948) *''

Stigmella krugeri ''Stigmella krugeri'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1963. It is found in South Africa. The larvae feed on ''Schotia brachypetala ''Schotia brachypetala'', the weeping boer-bean, is a leguminous flower ...

'' Vari, 1963 *''

Stigmella letabensis ''Stigmella letabensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bou ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella liota ''Stigmella liota'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vari in 1963. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Soutpansberg District in Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land ...

'' Vari, 1963 *'' Stigmella mandingella'' (Gustafsson, 1972) *'' Stigmella maytenivora'' Gustafsson, 1985 *'' Stigmella naibabi'' Mey, 2004 *'' Stigmella nigrata'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Stigmella panconista'' (Meyrick, 1920) *'' Stigmella parinarella'' Vari, 1955 *'' Stigmella perplexa'' (Janse, 1948) *'' Stigmella platyzona'' Vari, 1963 *'' Stigmella porphyreuta'' (Meyrick, 1917) *''

Stigmella potgieteri ''Stigmella potgieteri'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella pretoriata'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella protosema'' (Meyrick, 1921) *''

Stigmella rhomboivora ''Stigmella rhomboivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Åke Gustafsson in 1985. It is found in Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in We ...

'' Gustafsson, 1985 *'' Stigmella rhynchosiella'' Vari, 1955 *'' Stigmella satarensis'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella tragilis'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Stigmella triumfettica ''Stigmella triumfettica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Pretoria District in Transvaal). The larvae feed on ''Triumfetta ''Triumfetta'' ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella tropicatella'' Legrand, 1965 *'' Stigmella urbica'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Stigmella uwusebi'' Mey, 2004 *'' Stigmella varii'' Scoble, 1978 *'' Stigmella wollofella'' (Gustafsson, 1972) *'' Stigmella worcesteri'' Scoble, 1983 *'' Stigmella xuthomitra'' (Meyrick, 1921)

Species found in the Palearctic ecozone

The following species are found in Europe: *''

Stigmella aceris ''Stigmella aceris'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Europe. It was first described by Heinrich Frey in 1857. The moth flies from May to June and again in August depending on the location and has a wingspan of 3.7–4.7 mm. ...

'' (Frey, 1857) *'' Stigmella aeneofasciella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) *'' Stigmella alaternella'' (Le Marchand, 1937) *''

Stigmella alnetella ''Stigmella alnetella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 3.9-4.8 mm. The head is orange, the collar deep bronze-fuscous. The antennal eyecaps are white. The ...

'' (Stainton, 1856) *'' Stigmella amygdali'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Stigmella anomalella'' (Goeze, 1783) *'' Stigmella assimilella'' (Zeller, 1848) *'' Stigmella atricapitella'' (Haworth, 1828) *'' Stigmella aurella'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Stigmella auromarginella ''Stigmella auromarginella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Sweden to Portugal, Crete and Cyprus and from Ireland to Croatia. It is much more common in the southern part of the range. The wingspan is 3–5 mm ...

'' (Richardson, 1890) *'' Stigmella aurora'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Stigmella azaroli ''Stigmella azaroli'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece and on Cyprus. The larvae feed on ''Crataegus azarolus''. They mine the leaves of their host plant In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that ha ...

'' (Klimesch, 1978) *''

Stigmella basiguttella ''Stigmella basiguttella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except Ireland and Iceland. It is also found in south-west Asia up to northern Iran. It has recently been recorded from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Tunisia ...

'' (Heinemann, 1862) *'' Stigmella benanderella'' (Wolff, 1955) *'' Stigmella betulicola'' (Stainton, 1856) *'' Stigmella carpinella'' (Heinemann, 1862) *'' Stigmella catharticella'' (Stainton, 1853) *''

Stigmella centifoliella ''Stigmella centifoliella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Albania and Greece, and from Great Britain to Ukraine. It is also present in North Africa. The wingspan is 4–6&nb ...

'' (Zeller, 1848) *'' Stigmella cocciferae'' van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003 *''

Stigmella confusella ''Stigmella confusella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Bulgaria and from Ireland to central Russia. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The head is ochreous-yellow. Antennal eyecaps whi ...

'' (Wood & Walsingham, 1894) *'' Stigmella continuella'' (Stainton, 1856) *'' Stigmella crataegella'' (Klimesch, 1936) *'' Stigmella crenulatae'' (Klimesch, 1975) *'' Stigmella desperatella'' (Frey, 1856) *'' Stigmella diniensis'' (Klimesch, 1975) *'' Stigmella dorsiguttella'' (Johansson, 1971) *'' Stigmella dryadella'' (O. Hofmann, 1868) *'' Stigmella eberhardi'' (Johansson, 1971) *'' Stigmella fasciata'' van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003 *'' Stigmella filipendulae'' (Wocke, 1871) *'' Stigmella floslactella'' (Haworth, 1828) *'' Stigmella freyella'' (Heyden, 1858) *'' Stigmella geimontani'' (Klimesch, 1940) *'' Stigmella glutinosae'' (Stainton, 1858) *''

Stigmella hahniella ''Stigmella hahniella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary and Italy. The larvae feed on '' Sorbus torminalis''. They mine the leaves of their host plan ...

'' (Wortz, 1890) *'' Stigmella hemargyrella'' (Kollar, 1832) *'' Stigmella hybnerella'' (Hübner, 1796) *'' Stigmella ilicifoliella'' (Mendes, 1918) *''

Stigmella incognitella ''Stigmella incognitella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe except Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Bulgaria. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from July to November. The larvae feed on '' Malus ba ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) *'' Stigmella inopinata'' A. & Z. Lastuvka, 1991 *'' Stigmella irregularis'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella johanssonella'' A. & Z. Lastuvka, 1997 *'' Stigmella kazakhstanica'' Puplesis, 1991 *'' Stigmella lapponica'' (Wocke, 1862) *'' Stigmella lediella'' (Schleich, 1867) *'' Stigmella lemniscella'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Stigmella lonicerarum'' (Frey, 1856) *'' Stigmella luteella'' (Stainton, 1857) *'' Stigmella macrolepidella'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Stigmella magdalenae'' (Klimesch, 1950) *'' Stigmella malella'' (Stainton, 1854) *'' Stigmella mespilicola'' (Frey, 1856) *''

Stigmella microtheriella ''Stigmella microtheriella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae, found in Asia, Europe and New Zealand. The larvae mine the leaves of hazel (''Corylus'' species) and hornbeams (''Carpinus'' species). It was described by the English entomolog ...

'' (Stainton, 1854) *'' Stigmella minusculella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) *'' Stigmella muricatella'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Stigmella myrtillella'' (Stainton, 1857) *'' Stigmella naturnella'' (Klimesch, 1936) *'' Stigmella nivenburgensis'' (Preissecker, 1942) *'' Stigmella nylandriella'' (Tengstrom, 1848) *'' Stigmella obliquella'' (Heinemann, 1862) *'' Stigmella oxyacanthella'' (Stainton, 1854) *'' Stigmella paliurella'' Gerasimov, 1937 *'' Stigmella pallidiciliella'' Klimesch, 1946 *''

Stigmella paradoxa ''Stigmella paradoxa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the Benelux, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Norway, Finland, and most of the Baltic region), east to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearc ...

'' (Frey, 1858) *''

Stigmella perpygmaeella ''Stigmella perpygmaeella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae, found in most of Europe, east to Russia. The larvae mine the leaves of hawthorns. Life cycle The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are yel ...

'' (Doubleday, 1859) *'' Stigmella plagicolella'' (Stainton, 1854) *'' Stigmella poterii'' (Stainton, 1857) *'' Stigmella pretiosa'' (Heinemann, 1862) *''

Stigmella prunetorum ''Stigmella prunetorum'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands). The wingspan is 4.3-4.7 mm. Adults are on wing in May. The larvae feed on ...

'' (Stainton, 1855) *'' Stigmella pyrellicola'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Stigmella pyri'' (Glitz, 1865) *''

Stigmella pyrivora ''Stigmella pyrivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to Cyprus. The larvae feed on '' Pyrus syriaca''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine resembles the mine of ''Stigmella paradoxa ''Stigmella paradoxa ...

'' Gustafsson, 1981 *'' Stigmella regiella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) *'' Stigmella rhamnella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1860) *'' Stigmella rhamnophila'' (Amsel, 1934) *'' Stigmella roborella'' (Johansson, 1971) *''

Stigmella rolandi ''Stigmella rolandi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Greece, and from France to central en southern Russia. It is also present in the Near East The ''Near E ...

'' van Nieukerken, 1990 *'' Stigmella ruficapitella'' (Haworth, 1828) *''

Stigmella sakhalinella ''Stigmella sakhalinella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Serbia, and from Great Britain to central Russia, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. It is also found in the ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella salicis'' (Stainton, 1854) *'' Stigmella samiatella'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Stigmella sanguisorbae'' (Wocke, 1865) *'' Stigmella sorbi'' (Stainton, 1861) *''

Stigmella speciosa ''Stigmella speciosa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Denmark to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece, and from Great Britain to the Ukraine. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed ...

'' (Frey, 1857) *'' Stigmella spinosissimae'' (Waters, 1928) *'' Stigmella splendidissimella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) *'' Stigmella stelviana'' (Weber, 1938) *'' Stigmella stettinensis'' (Heinemann, 1871) *'' Stigmella styracicolella'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Stigmella suberivora'' (Stainton, 1869) *''

Stigmella svenssoni ''Stigmella svenssoni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread, but localised in the northern half of Europe, with records from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and France. Ther ...

'' (Johansson, 1971) *'' Stigmella szoecsiella'' (Borkowski, 1972) *''

Stigmella thuringiaca ''Stigmella thuringiaca'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Germany, Poland and central Russia to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy. It is not found on the Balkan Peninsula. The larvae feed on '' Agrimonia eupatoria'', ''Fili ...

'' (Petry, 1904) *'' Stigmella tiliae'' (Frey, 1856) *'' Stigmella tityrella'' (Stainton, 1854) *'' Stigmella tormentillella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1860) *'' Stigmella torminalis'' (Wood, 1890) *'' Stigmella trimaculella'' (Haworth, 1828) *'' Stigmella tristis'' (Wocke, 1862) *''

Stigmella trojana ''Stigmella trojana'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in northern Greece and Turkey. The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm. Adults are on wing in June, July and October. The larvae feed on ''Quercus trojana ''Quercus trojana'', ...

'' Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998 *'' Stigmella ulmiphaga'' (Preissecker, 1942) *''

Stigmella ulmivora ''Stigmella ulmivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. Description The wingspan is . The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black. The collar is black. Antennal eyecaps are w ...

'' (Fologne, 1860) *'' Stigmella vimineticola'' (Frey, 1856) *'' Stigmella viscerella'' (Stainton, 1853) *'' Stigmella xystodes'' (Meyrick, 1916) *'' Stigmella zangherii'' (Klimesch, 1951) *'' Stigmella zelleriella'' (Snellen, 1875) The following species are found in the Palearctic ecozone, but not in Europe: *'' Stigmella abaiella'' Klimesch, 1979 *''

Stigmella acerna ''Stigmella acerna'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Turkmenistan. The larvae feed on ''Acer Acer may refer to: * ''Acer'' (plant), the genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples * Acer Inc., a computer company i ...

'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Stigmella acrochaetia'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella aflatuniae'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *'' Stigmella aiderensis'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Stigmella aladina'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella alaurulenta'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella alikurokoi'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella alisa'' Puplesis, 1985 *'' Stigmella amuriella'' Puplesis, 1985 *'' Stigmella arbatella'' (Chrétien, 1922) *'' Stigmella armeniana'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella attenuata'' Puplesis, 1985 *'' Stigmella auricularia'' Puplesis, Diškus & Juchnevic, 2003 *'' Stigmella azuminoensis'' Hirano, 2010 *'' Stigmella azusa'' Hirano, 2010 *'' Stigmella betulifoliae'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella bicolor'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Stigmella bicuspidata'' van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003 *'' Stigmella birgittae'' Gustafsson, 1985 *'' Stigmella boehmeriae'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella bumbegerensis'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella caesurifasciella'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella caspica'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella castanopsiella'' (Kuroko, 1978) *'' Stigmella cathepostis'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella cerasi'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *'' Stigmella chaenomelae'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella circumargentea'' van Nieukerken & Y.Q. Liu, 2000 *''

Stigmella clisiotophora ''Stigmella clisiotophora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the small island of Tsushima Tsushima may refer to: Places * Tsushima Island, part of Nagasaki Prefecture ** Tsushima, Nagasaki, a city in Nagasaki Prefe ...

'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella conchyliata'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *''

Stigmella crataegi ''Stigmella crataegi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan. The larvae feed on ''Crataegus'' species. External links Revised Check-List Of Mining Lepidoptera (Nepticuloidea, Tischerioidea And Gracillarioidea) From C ...

'' Gerasimov, 1937 *'' Stigmella crataegivora'' Puplesis, 1985 *'' Stigmella crenatiella'' Hirano, 2010 *''

Stigmella dentatae ''Stigmella dentatae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido), Russia (Primorsky Krai) and China (Heilongjiang). The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in May and again from July to September. There are two generatio ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella dissona'' (Puplesis, 1984) *''

Stigmella divina ''Stigmella divina'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the western part of Kopet Dag mountains in Turkmenistan and the Central Anatolia and the Sivas Province in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the R ...

'' Puplesis, Diškus & van Nieukerken, 1997 *'' Stigmella egonokii'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella excelsa'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella fasciola'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella fervida'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella ficulnea'' Puplesis & Krasilnikova, 1994 *'' Stigmella flavescens'' Puplesis, 1994 *''

Stigmella fumida ''Stigmella fumida'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Japan (Tsushima, possibly Kyushu), North Korea and China (Yunnan). The wingspan is 5.2-6.1 mm. Larvae have been found in October and adults were reared from Februa ...

'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella fuscacalyptriella'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella georgiana'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella gimmonella'' (Matsumura, 1931) *'' Stigmella grandistyla'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella gutlebiella'' Laštuvka & Huemer, 2002 *''

Stigmella hisakoae ''Stigmella hisakoae'' is a moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximate ...

'' Hirano, 2010 *'' Stigmella hisaii'' Kuroko, 2004 *'' Stigmella hissariella'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella honshui'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella ichigoiella'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella johanssoni'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *'' Stigmella juratae'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Stigmella kao'' van Nieukerken & Y.Q. Liu, 2000 *'' Stigmella karsholti'' van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003 *'' Stigmella kasyi'' van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003 *'' Stigmella klimeschi'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Stigmella kondarai'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Stigmella kopetdagica'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella kozlovi'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella kurilensis'' Puplesis, 1987 *'' Stigmella kurokoi'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella kurotsubarai'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella kuznetzovi'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella lanceolata'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella lithocarpella'' van Nieukerken & Liu, 2000 *'' Stigmella longispina'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella lurida'' Puplesis, 1994 *''

Stigmella malifoliella ''Stigmella malifoliella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Tajikistan. The larvae feed on '' Malus'' species. External links Revised Check-List Of Mining Lepidoptera (Nepticuloidea, Tischerioidea And Gracillarioidea) Fro ...

'' Puplesis, 1991 *'' Stigmella maloidica'' Puplesis, 1991 *'' Stigmella micromelis'' Puplesis, 1985 *'' Stigmella mirabella'' (Puplesis, 1984) *'' Stigmella monella'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella montana'' Puplesis, 1991 *'' Stigmella monticulella'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Stigmella morivora ''Stigmella morivora'' is a moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximatel ...

'' Hirano, 2010 *'' Stigmella motiekaitisi'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella nakamurai'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella nireae'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella nostrata'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella oa'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *''

Stigmella omelkoi ''Stigmella omelkoi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Russia (Primorskiy Kray), Japan (Hokkaido) and China (Heilongjiang). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one w ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella oplismeniella'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella orientalis'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella palionisi'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella palmatae'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Stigmella pamirbetulae ''Stigmella pamirbetulae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis & Diškus in 2003. It is known from Tajikistan. The larvae feed on ''Betula turkestanica''. They probably leaf miner, mine the leaves of their host pl ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *''

Stigmella polymorpha ''Stigmella polymorpha'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is known from the western part of the Kopet Dag ridge in Turkmenistan. The larvae feed on '' Rosa'' species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. References ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella populnea'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella sashai'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella semiaurea'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Stigmella sesplicata'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella sorbivora'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella spiculifera'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *''

Stigmella subsorbi ''Stigmella subsorbi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷ� ...

'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella taigae'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella talassica'' Puplesis, 1992 *'' Stigmella tegmentosella'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella titivillitia'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *''

Stigmella tranocrossa ''Stigmella tranocrossa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Hokkaido in Japan and the Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), ...

'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella trifasciata'' (Matsumura, 1931) *'' Stigmella trisyllaba'' Puplesis, 1992 *'' Stigmella turbatrix'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella ultima'' Puplesis, 1984 *'' Stigmella vandrieli'' van Nieukerken & Liu, 2000 *'' Stigmella vittata'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella zagulaevi'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Stigmella zelkoviella'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 *'' Stigmella zizyphi'' (Walsingham, 1911) *''

Stigmella zumii ''Stigmella zumii'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Honshu in Japan. The larvae feed on ''Malus sieboldii ''Malus sieboldii'', commonly called Siebold's crab, Siebold's crabapple or Toringo crabapple, is a speci ...

'' Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

Species found in the Indo-Malayan ecozone

*'' Stigmella aeriventris'' (Meyrick, 1932) *'' Stigmella alicia'' (Meyrick, 1928) *'' Stigmella argyrodoxa'' (Meyrick, 1918) *'' Stigmella auxozona'' (Meyrick, 1934) *'' Stigmella ebbenielseni'' van Nieukerken & van den Berg, 2003 *'' Stigmella elachistarcha'' (Meyrick, 1934) *'' Stigmella elegantiae'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella fibigeri'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *''

Stigmella himalayai ''Stigmella himalayai'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis and Diškus in 2003. It is known from Nepal. References Nepticulidae Moths of Asia Moths described in 2003 {{Stigmella-stub ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella hoplometalla'' (Meyrick, 1934) *'' Stigmella ipomoeella'' (Gustafsson, 1976) *'' Stigmella isochalca'' (Meyrick, 1916) *'' Stigmella longicornuta'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella maculifera'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella neodora'' (Meyrick, 1918) *'' Stigmella nepali'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella oligosperma'' (Meyrick, 1934) *'' Stigmella oritis'' (Meyrick, 1910) *'' Stigmella polydoxa'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Stigmella skulei'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella sruogai'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003 *'' Stigmella tenebrica'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2003

Species found in Australia and New Zealand

The following species are found in Australia: *'' Stigmella leucargyra'' (Meyrick, 1906) *'' Stigmella phyllanthina'' (Meyrick, 1906) *''

Stigmella symmora ''Stigmella symmora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the southern Gulf coast of South Australia. The wingspan is 5.2–5.7 mm for males and 5–6 mm for females. The larvae probably feed on ''Dodonaea vis ...

'' (Meyrick, 1906) The following species are found in New Zealand: *''

Stigmella aigialeia ''Stigmella aigialeia'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and can be found on both the North and South Islands. The larvae of this species are leaf miners and are known to feed on the leaves of ''Plagia ...

'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella aliena'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella atrata'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella cassiniae'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella childi'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella cypracma'' (Meyrick, 1916) *'' Stigmella erysibodea'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella fulva'' (Watt, 1921) *'' Stigmella hakekeae'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella hamishella'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *''

Stigmella hoheriae ''Stigmella hoheriae'' is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. This day flying moth is found in New Zealand in both the North and South Islands. It inhabits native forest. Eggs are laid on the surface of a still growing leaf of a host ...

'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella ilsea'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella insignis'' (Philpott, 1927) *''

Stigmella kaimanua ''Stigmella kaimanua'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the southern parts of the South Island. ''S. kaimanua'' inhabits lowland and lower montane forest. The larvae mine t ...

'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella laqueorum'' (Dugdale, 1971) *''

Stigmella lucida ''Stigmella lucida'' is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae.' It is endemic to New Zealand. Description The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. Adults have been recorded in January and from September to December. There ar ...

'' (Philpott, 1919) *'' Stigmella maoriella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Stigmella ogygia'' (Meyrick, 1889) *'' Stigmella oriastra'' (Meyrick, 1917) *'' Stigmella palaga'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella platina'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 *'' Stigmella progama'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Stigmella progonopis'' (Meyrick, 1921) *'' Stigmella propalaea'' (Meyrick, 1889) *''

Stigmella sophorae ''Stigmella sophorae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in New Zealand. The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. Adults have been recorded in February and from August to December. There is one generation per year. The ...

'' (Hudson, 1939) *'' Stigmella tricentra'' (Meyrick, 1889) *'' Stigmella watti'' Donner & Wilkinson, 1989

Species found in North and South America

The following species are found in North America: *'' Stigmella alba'' Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 *'' Stigmella altella'' (Braun, 1914) *'' Stigmella amelanchierella'' (Clemens, 1862) *''

Stigmella apicialbella ''Stigmella apicialbella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Kentucky and Ohio of the United States. The wingspan is 3.6-4.8 mm. External linksNepticulidae of North AmericaStigmella argentifasciella'' (Braun, 1912) *''

Stigmella aromella ''Stigmella aromella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which is endemic to Ontario, Canada. Late instar larvae have been found in mid-August and mid-September, with adults on wing in February, March and late August. There are probably two ...

'' Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 *''

Stigmella belfrageella ''Stigmella belfrageella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which is endemic to Texas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 7 ...

'' (Chambers, 1875) *'' Stigmella braunella'' (W. W. Jones, 1933) *'' Stigmella castaneaefoliella'' (Chambers, 1875) *'' Stigmella ceanothi'' (Braun, 1910) *'' Stigmella cerea'' (Braun, 1917) *'' Stigmella condaliafoliella'' (Busck, 1900) *'' Stigmella corylifoliella'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Stigmella crataegifoliella'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Stigmella diffasciae'' (Braun, 1910) *'' Stigmella flavipedella'' (Braun, 1914) *'' Stigmella fuscotibiella'' (Clemens, 1862) *'' Stigmella gossypii'' (Forbes & Leonard, 1930) *'' Stigmella heteromelis'' Newton & Wilkinson, 1982 *'' Stigmella inconspicuella'' Newton & Wilkinson, 1982 *''

Stigmella intermedia ''Stigmella intermedia'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, Arkansas, Kentucky and Ontario. The wingspan is 3-3.5 mm. Usually there are two generations per year, with larvae maturing in July and ov ...

'' (Braun, 1917) *'' Stigmella juglandifoliella'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Stigmella latifasciella'' (Chambers, 1878) *''

Stigmella longisacca ''Stigmella longisacca'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in California, United States. The wingspan is 3.2-4.4 mm. There are two and possibly three generations per year. The larvae feed on '' Juglans'' species, inclu ...

'' Newton & Wilkinson, 1982 *'' Stigmella maya'' Stonis, Remeikis, Diskus and Noreika, 2013 *'' Stigmella myricafoliella'' (Busck, 1900) *'' Stigmella nigriverticella'' (Chambers, 1875) *'' Stigmella ostryaefoliella'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Stigmella pallida'' (Braun, 1912) *'' Stigmella plumosetaeella'' Newton & Wilkinson, 1982 *'' Stigmella pomivorella'' (Packard, 1870) *'' Stigmella populetorum'' (Frey & Boll, 1878) *'' Stigmella procrastinella'' (Braun, 1927) *'' Stigmella prunifoliella'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Stigmella purpuratella'' (Braun, 1917) *'' Stigmella quercipulchella'' (Chambers, 1878) *'' Stigmella racemifera'' Šimkevičiūtė & Stonis, 2009 *'' Stigmella resplendensella'' (Chambers, 1875) *'' Stigmella rhamnicola'' (Braun, 1916) *'' Stigmella rhoifoliella'' (Braun, 1912) *'' Stigmella rosaefoliella'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Stigmella saginella'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Stigmella scinanella'' Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 *'' Stigmella scintillans'' (Braun, 1917) *'' Stigmella sclerostyla'' Newton & Wilkinson, 1982 *'' Stigmella slingerlandella'' (Kearfott, 1908) *'' Stigmella stigmaciella'' Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 *'' Stigmella taeniola'' (Braun, 1925) *'' Stigmella tiliella'' (Braun, 1912) *'' Stigmella unifasciella'' (Chambers, 1875) *'' Stigmella variella'' (Braun, 1910) *'' Stigmella villosella'' (Clemens, 1861) The following species are found in South and Central America, but not in North America: *'' Stigmella albilamina'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *''

Stigmella andina ''Stigmella andina'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and is endemic to Peru. External linksNepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world Nepticulidae Moths described in 1915 Endemic fauna of Peru Moths of South America {{Stigmell ...

'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Stigmella austroamericana'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002 *'' Stigmella barbata'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Stigmella costalimai'' (Bourquin, 1962) *'' Stigmella cuprata'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Stigmella epicosma'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Stigmella eurydesma'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Stigmella fuscilamina'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *''

Stigmella guittonae ''Stigmella guittonae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is known from Argentina. The larvae feed on ''Senecio bonariensis ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and ground ...

'' (Bourquin, 1962) *''

Stigmella hamata ''Stigmella hamata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis and Robinson, 2000, and is known from Peru. External linksNepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world Nepticulidae Moths of South America Moths descri ...

'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Stigmella hylomaga'' (Meyrick, 1931) *'' Stigmella imperatoria'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *''

Stigmella johannis ''Stigmella johannis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Zeller in 1877, and is known from Bogotá, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regio ...

'' (Zeller, 1877) *'' Stigmella kimae'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Stigmella marmorea'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Stigmella montanotropica'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002 *'' Stigmella nubimontana'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002 *'' Stigmella olyritis'' (Meyrick, 1915) *'' Stigmella ovata'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Stigmella peruanica'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Stigmella pruinosa'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *''

Stigmella rubeta ''Stigmella rubeta'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in tropical montane forest of the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador. Description The wingspan is about 4.5 mm. Adults have been found from February to early Marc ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002 *'' Stigmella rudis'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Stigmella schoorli'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000

References

External links

''Fauna Europaea''
* With images. *
The Nepticuloidea and Tisherioidea: Strategic Regional Revisions with a Global ReviewStigmella at the ''Australian Faunal Directory''
* {{Taxonbar , from=Q2566619 Monotrysia genera Nepticulidae Taxa named by Franz von Paula Schrank