Stigmella roborella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. roborella |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella roborella = (Johansson, 1971) | |
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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.
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. [4]