Stigmella prunetorum

Stigmella prunetorum is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands).^[1][2]

Stigmella prunetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. prunetorum
Binomial name
Stigmella prunetorum (Stainton, 1855)
Synonyms
Nepticula prunetorum Stainton, 1855 Nepticula dimidiatella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855 Nepticula ligustrella Rossler, 1866 Nepticula perpusillella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855 Nepticula prunetella Doubleday, 1859 (unjustified emendation)

The wingspan is 4.3-4.7 mm. Adults are on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium, Prunus brigantina, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus cocomilia, Prunus domestica, Prunus insititia, Prunus spinosa and Prunus triloba. They mine the leaves of their host plant.