''Stephensia abbreviatella'' is a
moth of the family
Elachistidae. It is found in
France,
Germany,
Poland, the
Czech Republic,
Slovakia,
Austria,
Romania and
Turkey.
The
wingspan is 9–11 mm.
The larvae feed on wood forget-me-not (''
Myosotis sylvatica''). They
mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
...
the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts in a low leaf and has the form of a short, lower-surface corridor that quickly widens into a full depth, transparent blotch. Some silk is deposited in the mine. Before hibernation, the larvae make a new mine, consisting of a fairly broad corridor along the midrib, lined with silk. After overwintering, the larvae make several new mines. Pupation takes place outside of the mine, in the soil.
Larvae can be found from September to May of the following year.
References
External links
lepiforum.de
Elachistidae
Leaf miners
Moths described in 1851
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Henry Tibbats Stainton
{{Elachistidae-stub