Stigmella viscerella

Stigmella viscerella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. viscerella
Binomial name
Stigmella viscerella
(Stainton, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula viscerella Stainton, 1853
  • Nepticula subvirescens Meyrick, 1934
  • Nepticula tauromeniella Groschke, 1944

Stigmella viscerella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in central and southern Europe, including Great Britain, but not on the Iberian Peninsula.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation.

The larvae feed on Ulmus minor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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