Stigmella nylandriella

Stigmella nylandriella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula), east to Russia, where it has been recorded from Bryansk, Murmansk, Karelia, Leningrad and Voronezh.

Stigmella nylandriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. nylandriella
Binomial name
Stigmella nylandriella (Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
Lyonetia nylandriella Tengström, 1848 Nepticula aucupariae Frey, 1857

The wingspan 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.^{[1] [2][3][4]}

Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The name honours William Nylander.