Stigmella szoecsiella

Stigmella szoecsiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Hungary, Italy, Greece and Turkey.

Stigmella szoecsiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.


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