''Stigmellites'' is a genus of Lepidopteran fossils. It is only known from trace fossils of

leaf mines A leaf miner is any one of numerous species of insects in which the larval stage lives in, and eats, the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths (Lepidoptera), sawflies (Symphyta, the mother clade of wa ...

Species

*''Stigmellites araliae'' (Fric, 1882) was described from a fossil mine in an

Araliaceae The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely, but it is predominantly distinguisha ...

species. It was found in the Czech Republic. *''Stigmellites baltica'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in

Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...

dated to the

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...

*''Stigmellites carpini-orientalis'' Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in ''

Carpinus orientalis fossilis Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Origin of names The common English name ''hornbeam ...

'' species dated to the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Berberis ''Berberis'' (), commonly known as barberry, is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world (apart from Australia). Species diversity is greatest in South America an ...

'' species dated to the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Platanus ''Platanus'' is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. All except f ...

'' species. It was found in Kazakhstan. *''Stigmellites messelensis'' Straus, 1976 was described from a fossil mine dated to the

. It was found in Messel, Germany. *''Stigmellites pliotityrella'' Kernbach, 1967 was described from a fossil mine in ''

Fagus silvatica Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engle ...

'' dated to the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Trochodendroides arctica''. It was found in Kazakhstan. *''Stigmellites serpentina'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in '' Trochodendroides arctica''. It was found in Kazakhstan. *''Stigmellites sharovi'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in '' Trochodendroides arctica''. It was found in Kazakhstan. *''Stigmellites tyshchenkoi'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in ''

Platanus latior ''Platanus'' is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. All except ...

''. It was found in Kazakhstan. *''Stigmellites zelkovae'' Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in a ''

Zelkova ''Zelkova'' (from Georgian ''dzelkva'', 'stone pillar') is a genus of six species of deciduous trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to southern Europe, and southwest and eastern Asia. They vary in size from shrubs (''Z. sicula'') to large ...

'' species dated to the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Image of ''Stigmellites samsonovi'' mine on leptree.net''Stigmellites'' at the Paleobiology Database

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