Stigmella malella
The banded apple pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Iceland and Norway. The wingspan is .The head is ferruginous -ochreous, the collar whitish. The antennal eyecaps whitish and the forewings dark fuscous ; a shining white fascia beyond the middle. Hindwings grey. Adults are on wing from April to August. The larvae feed on Malus x astracanica, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, Malus ringo, Malus sylvestris and sometimes Prunus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, sometimes widening only a little but sometimes very wide. At times ending in a secondary blotch. The frass is concentrated in a narrow central line. References External links Swedish moths Species info Stigmella malella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life lepiforum.de Nepticulidae Moths described in 1854 Moths of Europe