Stigmella ulmivora

Stigmella ulmivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.^[1]

Stigmella ulmivora
fig. 3 male fig. 4 female.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. ulmivora
Binomial name
Stigmella ulmivora = (Fologne, 1860)
Synonyms
Nepticula ulmivora Fologne, 1860 Nepticula ulmicola Hering, 1932 Nepticula ulmifoliae Hering, 1931

Description

The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black. The collar is black. The antennal eyecaps are white. The forewings are shining dark coppery-golden, costa deep purple with a shining silvery fascia beyond middle. The apical area beyond this is deep purple-fuscous. The hindwings are rather dark.^[2] External image ^[3][4][5]

Adults are usually on wing in May in one generation, but there might be a second generation depending on the location.

Ecology

The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor and Ulmus pumila.^[6]