''Stigmella nylandriella'' 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 in all of

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(except the

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and the

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), east to

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, where it has been recorded from Bryansk, Murmansk, Karelia, Leningrad and Voronezh. The

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is 4–5 mm. The head is ferruginous yellowish to brown, the collar whitish. The antennal eyecaps are whitish. The forewings are light shining ochreous-grey, the apex somewhat darker. The hindwings are pale grey. Emmet, A. M., 1976. Nepticulidae. — In: J. Heath (ed.). ''

The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland ''The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland'' (abbreviated to ''MBGBI'' or ''MOGBI'') is a multi-volume reference work on the Lepidoptera of the British Isles. The original publisher of this series was Curwen Books who published vol ...

'' 1: 171—267, pls. 1—7, 11, 12. Adults are on wing in May and June. The larvae feed on ''

Sorbus aria ''Sorbus aria'' (syn. ''Aria nivea''), the whitebeam or common whitebeam, is a deciduous tree, the type species of the subgenus ''Sorbus'' subg. ''Aria'' of the genus ''Sorbus''. It is native to most of Europe as well as North Africa (Algeria, Mo ...

'', '' Sorbus aucuparia'' and '' Sorbus domestica''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The name honours William Nylander.

References

External links

Fauna Europaea

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