Stigmella eberhardi

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Stigmella eberhardi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. eberhardi
Binomial name
Stigmella eberhardi
(Johansson, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula eberhardiJohansson, 1971

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.