- Stigmella szoecsiella
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Stigmella szoecsiella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. szoecsiella Binomial name Stigmella szoecsiella
(Borkowski, 1972)Synonyms - Nepticula szoecsiella Borkowski, 1972
Stigmella szoecsiella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Hungary, Italy, Greece and Turkey.
The wingspan is 4.7-5.2 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Quercus cerris and Quercus trojana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a fairly slender corridor. The frass is concentrated in a central band that occupies about two thirds of the width of the gallery.
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- The Quercus Feeding Stigmella Species Of The West Palaearctic: New Species, Key And Distribution (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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