Stigmella szoecsiella
Stigmella szoecsiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Hungary, Italy, Greece and Turkey.
| Stigmella szoecsiella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. szoecsiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella szoecsiella (Borkowski, 1972) | |
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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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