Stigmella incognitella

Stigmella incognitella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe except Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Bulgaria.

Stigmella incognitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. incognitella
Binomial name
Stigmella incognitella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
Synonyms
Nepticula incognitella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855 Nepticula mali Hering, 1932 Nepticula pomella Vaughan, 1858

The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from July to November.

The larvae feed on Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda and Malus sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Media related to Stigmella incognitella at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Stigmella incognitella at Wikispecies

Stigmella incognitella mine