Stephensia brunnichella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Stephensia |
| Species: | S. brunnichella
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Stephensia brunnichella is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and east into the Palearctic.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 8–9 mm.[2] The head is dark bronzy. Antennae with white subapical band. Forewings are dark bronzyfuscous; a subbasal fascia, another before middle, an erect tornal spot, and a costal spot before apex pale golden-metallic. Hindwings are dark grey. The larva is green-whitish; dorsal line dark green; head and plate of 2 blackish.[3]
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta), wild basil (Clinopodium vulgare) and Satureja calamintha mining the leaves of their host plant.[4] The larvae have a greenish body with a black head. They can be found from autumn to April and again in July.
Distribution
[edit]It is widespread throughout Europe. In the north, the distribution extends up to southern Sweden and Finland and in the east it ranges as far as Asia Minor and the Crimea.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stephensia brunnichella (Linnaeus, 1767)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Stephensia brunnichella (Linnaeus, 1767) basil dwarf". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Stephensia Brunnichella (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) New Species For Lithuania[permanent dead link]
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