Stigmella trojana

Stigmella trojana is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in northern Greece and Turkey.

Stigmella trojana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. trojana
Binomial name
Stigmella trojana
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998

The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm. Adults are on wing in June, July and October.

The larvae feed on Quercus trojana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a gallery, which is identical to the mines of Stigmella zangherii and Stigmella szoecsiella.


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