Stigmella oxyacanthella is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Nepticulidae

Nepticulidae

Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm...

 family. It is found from Fennoscandia

Fennoscandia

Fennoscandia and Fenno-Scandinavia are geographic and geological terms used to describe the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia and Finland...

 to the Pyrenees

Pyrenees

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, Italy

Italy

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 and Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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, and from Ireland

Ireland

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 to central Russia

Russia

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.
The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing in June in one generation.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier ovalis

Amelanchier ovalis

Amelanchier ovalis, commonly known as Snowy Mespilus, is serviceberry shrub. Its pome fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.-External links:**...

, Cotoneaster integerrimus

Cotoneaster integerrimus

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, Cotoneaster multiflorus, Crataegus azarolus

Crataegus azarolus

Crataegus azarolus is a species of hawthorn known by the common names azarole, mosphilla, and Mediterranean medlar. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and it is grown there and elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for its fruit. It has been used historically for a number of medicinal purposes.C...

, Crataegus chrysocarpa

Crataegus chrysocarpa

Crataegus chrysocarpa is a species of hawthorn that is native to much of the continental US and Canada. Common names fireberry hawthorn and goldenberry hawthorn, as well as the scientific name all refer to the colour of the unripe fruit, although the mature fruit is red.Three varieties C....

, Crataegus coccinea

Crataegus coccinea

Crataegus coccinea is a species of Hawthorn around which there is considerable confusion because the name has been misapplied for a long time. It has been shown to be the same as C. pedicellata, and under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, that older name Crataegus coccinea (common...

, Crataegus crus-galli

Crataegus crus-galli

Crataegus crus-galli is a species of hawthorn known by the common names cockspur hawthorn and cockspur thorn. It is native to eastern North America from Ontario to Texas to Florida, and it is widely used in horticulture. This is a small tree growing up to about 10 meters tall and 8 meters wide,...

, Crataegus douglasii

Crataegus douglasii

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, Crataegus laciniata, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus x lavalleei, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus pentagyna

Crataegus pentagyna

Crataegus pentagyna, also called small-flowered black hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to southeastern Europe. Two subspecies are recognized, C. p. subsp. pentagyna and C. p. subsp. pseudomelanocarpa. The fruit are usually black, but are sometimes a handsome purple.-References and external...

, Crataegus punctata

Crataegus punctata

Crataegus punctata is a species of hawthorn known by the common names dotted hawthorn or white haw that is native to most of the eastern U.S. and eastern Canada. It is the state flower of Missouri....

, Crataegus rivularis

Crataegus rivularis

Crataegus rivularis is a species of hawthorn known by the common name river hawthorn. It is native to the intermontane region of the northwestern U.S., situated between the coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains....

, Crataegus spathulata

Crataegus spathulata

Crataegus spathulata is a species hawthorn known by the common name littlehip hawthorn. It is native to the southeastern US. It has very attractive small delicate leaves with a bluish appearance, pretty flowers and small orange to red fruit....

, Crataemespilus arnieresi, Crataemespilus grandiflora, Cydonia oblonga, Malus angustifolia

Malus angustifolia

Malus angustifolia, or Southern crabapple, is a species of crabapple. The fruit is astringent and acidic and is not palatable when raw. The fruit can be use to make jellies, jams and food preserves. The fruits are small and have an aromatic scent and a pear-like shape. It is a tree that is grown as...

, Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata

Malus baccata

Malus baccata is a species of apple known by the common names Siberian crabapple, Siberian crab, Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. It is native to most of Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock. It is used for bonsai in Japan...

, Malus coronaria

Malus coronaria

Malus coronaria, also known by the names sweet crabapple or garland crab, is a North American species of Malus . It often is a bushy shrub with rigid, contorted branches, but frequently becomes a small tree with a broad open head. It prefers rich moist soil and is most abundant east of the...

, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda

Malus floribunda

Malus floribunda, or Japanese flowering crabapple, originates from Japan and East Asia. It may be a wild species, or a hybrid of M. sieboldii x M. baccata....

, Malus fusca

Malus fusca

Malus fusca is a species of crabapple. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California, where it grows in coniferous forests. The fruits are small round apple-shaped pomes....

, Malus parviflora, Malus ringo, Malus sylvestris

Malus sylvestris

Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple, is a species of Malus , native to Europe from as far south as Spain, Italy and Greece to as far north as Scandinavia and Russia. Its scientific name means "forest apple", and the truly wild tree has thorns.In the past, M. sylvestris was thought to be an...

, Mespilus germanica, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium

Prunus avium

Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry, sweet cherry, bird cherry, or gean, is a species of cherry, native to Europe, west Turkey, northwest Africa, and western Asia, from the British Isles south to Morocco and Tunisia, north to the Trondheimsfjord region in Norway and east to the Caucasus, and...

, Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America....

, Pyrus amygdaliformis, Pyrus betulaefolia, Pyrus communis, Pyrus elaeagrifolia, Sorbus aucuparia

Sorbus aucuparia

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. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long corridor, that widens only little, and winds freely through the leaf, not influenced by the venation. In thick, sun-exposed leaves the mine may be significantly shorter.

External links

• bladmineerders.nl
• UKmoths
• Fauna Europaea