Stigmella roborella

Stigmella roborella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found throughout Europe and in south-west Asia. In Europe, it has been recorded from nearly every country, except Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ireland, Moldova, Portugal, Romania and Yugoslavia.[2] It has recently been recorded from Georgia, Macedonia and Turkey.

Stigmella roborella mine

Stigmella roborella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. roborella
Binomial name
Stigmella roborella
= (Johansson, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula roborella Johansson, 1971[1]

The wingspan is 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in). Adults are on wing from April to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus castaneifolia, Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus robur and Quercus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, slender corridor. In the first part the frass is concentrated in a narrow line.[4]

References
  1. Johansson, Roland (1971). "Notes on Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) I: A Revision of the Nepticula ruficapitella Group". Entomologica Scandinavica. 2 (4): 241–262. doi:10.1163/187631271X00257.
  2. "Stigmella roborella (Johansson, 1971)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. "Stigmella roborella". UK Moths. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  4. "Stigmella roborella (Johansson, 1971)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 24, 2010.

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