''Stigmellites'' is a genus of Lepidopteran fossils. It is only known from trace fossils of leaf mines.
Species
*''Stigmellites araliae'' (Fric, 1882) was described from a fossil mine in an
Araliaceae
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species. It was found in the Czech Republic.
*''Stigmellites baltica'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in
Baltic amber
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dated to the
Eocene
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*''Stigmellites carpini-orientalis'' Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in '' Carpinus orientalis fossilis'' species dated to the
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Berberis
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'' species dated to the
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Platanus
''Platanus'' is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae.
All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. All except ...
'' species. It was found in Kazakhstan.
*''Stigmellites messelensis'' Straus, 1976 was described from a fossil mine dated to the
Eocene
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. It was found in Messel, Germany.
*''Stigmellites pliotityrella'' Kernbach, 1967 was described from a fossil mine in '' Fagus silvatica'' dated to the
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Trochodendroides arctica''. It was found in Kazakhstan.
*''Stigmellites serpentina'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in '' Trochodendroides arctica''. It was found in Kazakhstan.
*''Stigmellites sharovi'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in '' Trochodendroides arctica''. It was found in Kazakhstan.
*''Stigmellites tyshchenkoi'' (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in '' Platanus latior''. It was found in Kazakhstan.
*''Stigmellites zelkovae'' Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in a ''
Zelkova
''Zelkova'' (from Georgian ''dzelkva'', 'stone pillar') is a genus of six species of deciduous trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to southern Europe, and southwest and eastern Asia. They vary in size from shrubs (''Z. sicula'') to large ...