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Stigmella rolandi

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Stigmella rolandi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. rolandi
Binomial name
Stigmella rolandi
= van Nieukerken, 1990

Stigmella rolandi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Greece, and from France to central en southern Russia. It is also present in the Near East.[1]

The wingspan is 3.7–4.7 millimetres (0.15–0.19 in) for males and 4.1–4.2 millimetres (0.16–0.17 in) for females. Adults are on wing from early June to early September. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Rosa pimpinellifolia, Rosa rugosa and Sanguisorba minor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stigmella rolandi van Nieukerken, 1990". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Stigmella rolandi van Nieukerken, 1990". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
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