Stigmella suberivora

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Stigmella suberivora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. suberivora
Binomial name
Stigmella suberivora
(Stainton, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula suberivoraStainton, 1869
  • Nepticula aureocapitellaMillière, 1870
  • Nepticula ilicivora Peyerimhoff, 1871
  • Nepticula ilicellaWalsingham, 1891

Stigmella suberivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread in the western Mediterranean region, where it is found in Portugal, Spain, southern France (along the Atlantic coast northwards to Brittany), Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Adriatic coast in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia. It is also found in North Africa, including Algeria and Tunisia. It is an introduced and established species in southern England. Records of leafmines in Mallorca are probably also this species.

The wingspan is 4.8-7.1 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera , Quercus ilex , Quercus ilex rotundifolia and Quercus suber . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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