Stigmella eberhardi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. eberhardi |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella eberhardi (Johansson, 1971) | |
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Stigmella eberhardi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread in the Mediterranean region, north to southern central Europe. It has been recorded from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, south-eastern France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sardinia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey.
The wingspan is 4.9-6.8 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus ilex , Quercus petraea , Quercus pubescens , Quercus pyrenaica , Quercus robur and Quercus suber . They mine the leaves of their host plant.