Stigmella ulmivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
Description The wingspan is . The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black. The collar is black. The antennal eyecaps are white. The forewings are shining dark coppery-golden, costa deep purple with a shining silvery fascia beyond middle. The apical area beyond this is deep purple-fuscous. The hindwings are rather dark.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London External image lepiforum.de includes imagesEmmet, A. M., 1976. Nepticulidae. — In: J. Heath (ed.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1: 171—267, pls. 1—7, 11, 12.Zagulajev, A.K., 1987 Nepticulidae (Stigmellidae); in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 1 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
Adults are usually on wing in May in one generation, but there might be a second generation depending on the location.
Ecology The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor and Ulmus pumila.
References
External links Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten Swedish Moths