Greenish Thorn Pigmy

Stigmella hybnerella

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae

Stigmella hybnerella also known as the greenish thorn pigmy is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, in North Africa, the Near East, and the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. The larvae mine the leaves of trees and shrubs such as hawthorns and rowans.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 114Germany · 86Netherlands · 24Belgium · 12France · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionStigmella hybnerella, Wikipedia contributors

Greenish Thorn Pigmy

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