''Stigmella magdalenae'' 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 approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from

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and

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to the

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, and from

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to central Russia and

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. The

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is 4–5 mm.A tiny bronze-coloured moth. The antennae are filamentous, dark and about half as long as the forewing. The innermost, greatly expanded joint is white, the head is covered with yellowish-brown or brownish hairs, at the back with a white collar. The body is dark. The forewings are yellowish-grey with a faint bronze sheen, without any pale transverse band. The hind wing is narrow, grey, with long fringes. Emmet, A. M., 1976. Nepticulidae. — In: J. Heath (ed.). ''

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'' 1: 171—267, pls. 1—7, 11, 12. The larvae feed on '' Amelanchier ovalis'', ''

Amelanchier spicata ''Amelanchier spicata'', also referred to as the low juneberry, thicket shadbush, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically also called "pigeon berry"), is a species of serviceberry that has edible fruit, which are really pomes. The ...

'', ''

Cotoneaster integerrimus ''Cotoneaster integerrimus'', the common cotoneaster, is a species of '' Cotoneaster'' native to central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia, from southern Belgium and eastern France south to Italy, and east through Germany to the Balkans, nort ...

'', ''

Malus sylvestris ''Malus sylvestris'', the European crab apple, is a species of the genus '' Malus'', native to Europe. Its scientific name means "forest apple" and the truly wild tree has thorns. Description Wild apple has an expanded crown and often appear ...

'', '' Sorbus aucuparia'' and ''

Sorbus torminalis ''Sorbus torminalis'', with common names wild service tree, chequers, and checker tree, is a species of tree in the mountain ash or rowan genus (''Sorbus'') of the rose family (Rosaceae), that is native to Europe, parts of northern Africa and we ...

''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The species has one generation each summer that flies in May-June or July. The caterpillar makes a rather short, narrow sinuous mine. Certain identification requires microscopic examination of the genitalia.

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