Stigmella obliquella

Stigmella obliquella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which feeds on willow (Salix species) and can be found in Asia and Europe.

The head is covered with yellow, hair-like scales, the enlarged first antennae joint and the collar are white.

Forewings are coarse, dark brown basal to the yellowish cross fascia, apex black.

[5] The larva is amber-yellow with a brown head and has a faint chain of pear-shaped dark ventral spots.

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