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Stigmella dryadella
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stigmella dryadella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to Romania.
The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm. The greyish-brown antennae are just over half the forewing length. The forewings have a basal greenish sheen , either side of the silvery transverse band they are brown with a purple sheen. The hindwings are grey.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]
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