Distribution: The species is widespread throughout Europe and European Russia; the occurrence on the Iberian Peninsula is doubtful.

Habitat: Limnephilus stigma lives in permanent or temporary sites, including headwater floodplains, marshes, moors, pools and lakes with dense emergent vegetation (Robert & Wichard 1994, Arscott et al. 2003, Wallace et al. 2003). This species is also found in brackish water (Botosaneanu & Malicky 1978).

Nutrition: Larvae are shredders, scrapers and carnivorous (Graf et al. 2002).

Adults: Adults are on the wing from May to October (Waringer & Graf 1997).