στίγμα (stigma), a brand, a small dot: possibly from the small size but more probably from the conspicuous, sometimes metallic, fascia on the forewing of many of the species; Schrank called the moths `Edelmotte`, noble moths (after Emmet 1991: 45).
Note EvN: Since Schrank used the unicolorous S. anomalella (S. rosella) as type species, the explanation of the fascia is less likely correct.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
